Burj Dubai
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FACTS
addressSheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
statusunder construction
typebuilding
main functionoffice

NEWS
December 09, 2004Emaar awards Burj Dubai tower contract to Samsung Corporationarticle
September 21, 2004HH Sheikh Mohammed views development of Emaar's iconic Burj Dubai towerarticle
September 21, 2004Burj Dubai, up to 950m tallarticle
June 27, 2004Burj Dubai to be 700m tallarticle
February 22, 2004Giorgio Armani S.p.A. and EMAAR Properties PJSC to launch worldwide collection of Armani luxury hotels and resortsarticle
May 22, 2003EMAAR opens registration for Burj Dubai – the world's tallest skyscraperarticle

FIGURES
functional height800.00 meter
storeys160
start construction2004
expected completion2007

INTERACTIVE
official websitewww.burjdubai.com
discussions and updatesforum thread

COMPANIES
architecture companySkidmore Owings Merrill
developerEmaar

EXTRA FACTS
Both, height and number of floors may change again. The tower is said to be more than 800m at the moment. In an official press release it was announced the structure tower was able to withstand 950m. With a changing height the number of floors may also change.
IMAGES
Burj Dubai - January 2005
Burj Dubai

Burj Dubai - January 2005
Burj Dubai

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