Dubai Botch World’s Tallest Tower Launch With Last Minute Rename
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January 8, 2010 – 12:49 pm
It was heralded as Dubai’s crowning achievement – the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m, towering over it’s nearest rival the Taipei 101 which stands at 509.2 m. The Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) cost an estimated $1.5 billion to build and was intended to be the latest grand statement announcing Dubai’s further emergence on the world financial and luxury stage.
Instead, the cash-strapped emirate was forced to swallow its pride on Monday and rename the world’s tallest building after Read more »
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