Burj Dubai; defining Dubai

Over the past 40 years Dubai has transformed from a vast desolate region into a multibillion dollar metropolis. The emirates have earned money and power through their trade with other countries on its precious resource oil. It is no wonder that they are investing so much money in creating such majestic buildings like the Burj al Arab and the Burj Dubai.

The Middle East has decided to create the tallest building in the world which will be considerably taller than the current one, named Tapei 101, by 40 percent in overall size.

The Burj Dubai (Arabic: برج دبي‎ "Dubai Tower") is a skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest man-made structure on Earth.




Construction for this colossal building began on September 21, 2004, and it is expected to be completed and ready for occupation in September 2009.

This building is just one in a number of recent constructions in the Middle East that are taking place. They hope to construct buildings that will encapsulate the economic boom that the emirates are experiencing and define themselves to the world.

The reason the emirates have decided to create such luxurious outlets is because sooner or later the country will run out of their leading expenditure product, oil. The Emirates have made a fortune in terms of trading with the US, Britain and other leading nations in providing this resource.

However, once the oil runs out they realise they will need to pursue another money making scheme. The emirates have decided to focus on the tourism option, attracting holiday makers to visit and spend money all year round.

The Burj Dubai is one of the buildings that the emirates hope will define the Middle East as a strong rising power.

The Burj Dubai itself is based on an abstracted desert flower native to the region. The projected height of the building is somewhere between 800 metres to 905 metres tall, however the true height remains a secret. My Interviewee said,” the height remains a secret because if any other nation decides to build their building taller, the structure has enough support to add floors to keep it as the world’s tallest building.”

This building will be a monumental step in changing the definition of what a skyscraper truly is. With the building being so tall it will need to have an aircraft light at the tallest point of the building, warning incoming planes that will be landing in the emirates.

This building purely states the United Arab Emirates’ desire to be a leading nation, to turn their city into a lush metropolis and attracting as many people as they can Dubai.

http://www.funonthenet.in/images/stories/forwards/dubai%20projects/Burj%20Dubai.jpg
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=2
http://www.burjdubai.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=burjdubai-dubai-unitedarabemirates
http://www.burj-dubai-tower.org/gfx/burj_al_arab.jpg