Do you see Base Jumping in your future? The Burj Dubai, a 4 Billion dollar skyscraper, part of a $20 Billion downtown project in the UAE has already made history as the tallest building on Earth. It is now at around 140 floors, and it has not even been disclosed what the final count is.

This Engineering phenom, constructed by Samsung, does however boast 56 elevators, 15,000 sq ft of fitness area, swimming pools, Library, the world class Armani Hotel, and 800 Luxury apartments. We could definatly see this location being of import for international travelers. Clink the link for the official site and more pics.

Official Site

http://www.burjdubai.com/

Burj Dubai (Arabic: برج دبي "Dubai Tower") is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When it is completed in late 2008, it is predicted to be the tallest man-made structure in the world, as well as the tallest building by any measure. Scheduled for occupancy in September 2009, the building is part of a 2 km² (0.8 sq mi) development called 'Downtown Burj Dubai' and is located at the "First Interchange" (aka "Defence Roundabout") along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street.

The building is being built mainly by a South Korean company Samsung, along with the Belgian company Besix and the UAE company Arabtec. It was designed by American Adrian Smith before he left Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM) of Chicago to start his own independent practice, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in October 2006.^[3] However, SOM continues to lead the architectural, structural engineering and mechanical engineering of Burj Dubai. The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about $4.1 billion US and for the entire new 'Downtown Burj Dubai', $20 billion US.

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