Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower, the new tallest building in the world, is 828 metres tall, it was revealed on Monday at the skyscraper's official opening in the Gulf emirate.
Sheikh Mohammad unveiled a plaque and gave a brief speech during which he renamed the building the "Burj Khalifa," after the United Arab Emirates president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan.
World's Tallest Building to be Inaugurated in Dubai
Once-bustling Dubai will open the world's tallest skyscraper on Monday, boasting new limits in design and construction, hopeful of polishing an image tarnished by the debt woes afflicting
Once-bustling Dubai will open the world's tallest skyscraper on Monday, boasting new limits in design and construction, hopeful of polishing an image tarnished by the debt woes afflicting
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Tsunami Evacuation Buildings Being Developed To Save Thousands Of Lives
A series of tsunami evacuation buildings up and down the Pacific Northwest coast, which would help in saving lives when a killer tsunami strikes, is being developed by researchers.
A series of tsunami evacuation buildings up and down the Pacific Northwest coast, which would help in saving lives when a killer tsunami strikes, is being developed by researchers.
Straw Houses May Turn Out To Be Buildings Of The Future
If a model by scientists at the University of Bath turns out to be successful, then straw houses might turn out to be the buildings of the future.
If a model by scientists at the University of Bath turns out to be successful, then straw houses might turn out to be the buildings of the future.
