Primary publication: TIEFBAU February 2007

Summary: The Burj (Tower) Dubai that will be the highest building in the world is currently being built in Dubai, one of the Emirates that forms the United Arab Emirates. The developer, Emaar, is building a city within a city on a ground area of 7.000 m2.
Designed in the shape of a desert flower with 6 leaves, along with apartments, hotels, offices, the building will contain the largest shopping mall in the form of an old Arabic town with narrow streets and alleyways. After an excurse about the history of skyscrapers the article describes the construction of the building.

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