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Burj Dubai maintains record ascent
By Saudi Gazette Staff
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 07 - 01 - 2009

Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building developed by Emaar Properties, set several global milestones in high-rise construction in 2008, an epoch-making year for the tower. On course to open in 2009, Burj Dubai has reached a record 780 meters (2,559 ft) height, and has over 160 stories, the most number of floors in any building.
In 2008, Burj Dubai achieved the distinction of being the world's tallest structure surpassing the KVLY-TV mast (628.8 meters; 2,063 ft) in North Dakota, US. The tower is already taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 meters (1,667 ft) has held the tallest-building-in-the-world title since it opened in 2004. Burj Dubai also surpassed the 31-year-old record of CN Tower, which at 553.33 meters (1,815.5 ft) has been the world's tallest free-standing structure on land since 1976.
Ahmad Al-Matrooshi, managing director - UAE, Emaar Properties, said: “This has been a landmark year for Burj Dubai, as it consolidated its global leading position in the construction of high-rises. Every aspect of Burj Dubai, now, is a world-first, and highlights the new aspects of construction technology employed for the tower.”
A mixed-use tower, Burj Dubai will have residences and commercial spaces apart from The Armani Hotel Dubai, and Armani Residences, luxury hospitality ventures by Emaar in association with haute couture major Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Burj Dubai will also have recreational facilities and entertainment venues including four luxurious pools and a cigar club, a library, exclusive residents' lounge, serviced residences, 15,000 sq ft of fitness facilities and a public observatory on level 124.
When completed next year, Burj Dubai will meet all four criteria listed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which classifies the world's tallest structures. CTBUH measures the height of buildings to the structural top, the highest occupied floor, the top of the roof and the tip of the spire, pinnacle, antenna, mast or flagpole.
Designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Burj Dubai is constructed by high-rise experts South Korea's Samsung Corporation. Turner Construction International is the project and construction manager.
Currently, some 8,500 professionals and skilled workers are employed on-site at Burj Dubai.
Cladding work is nearing completion and work on interiors, spire and other support systems is progressing.
Burj Dubai anchors Emaar's flagship mega-project, the AED73 billion ($20 billion) Downtown Burj Dubai.
Downtown Burj Dubai is a mixed


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