Burj dubai nearly finished

[duack 14]

You know every floor in that tower was sold out within days. This one company wanted to buy like 40 floors but all investors were limited to a few floors each. Pretty crazy!

Oh well...China will make something bigger eventually I bet. Or India.

[nazaguy 0]

I actually like The Building. Looks Kinda futuristic. Don't know if i'd care for looking down from the top floor though

[Godzillaman 21]

Meh...I'd prefer my glass floor above Toronto...

[Fresh Prince of Wmbg 44]

wikipedia said that it will be done in june but wont open till september

[david1314 44]

Originally posted by: Cockatoo-210893 This one gets me every time, gives you a sense of how damn tall the thing actually is...

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The thing I take away from that picture is how damn close to vast expanses of endless cheap sandy land it is....and thus how pointless the building is.

But then again, they have reclaimed land here.

...keeping in mind that the fundemental economics of a skyscraper is that it is less expensive to build UP than OUT. Every time I see a pic of the building or city I imigine the caption in massive white letters across the top, "ECONOMICS FAIL".

If they could pack up and go, I'd call the whole city a circus, but unfortunately, the spectical is limited to those who find themselves living there. And like Wyoming, if you find yourself living in Dubai, it's because you don't know anything else of the outside world or something has gone horribly wrong in your life.

[hummer0328 6]

Originally posted by: david1314  And like Wyoming, if you find yourself living in Dubai, it's because you don't know anything else of the outside world or something has gone horribly wrong in your life.quote>

Hey, I resent that statement!   I have lived in 13 different cities in 8 different states, I know something other than Wyoming.  I choose to live here because I like the isolation away from bigger cities in more populated states.  Wyoming is financially doing better than any other state in the country despite the current situation.  Besides, Wyoming is easily one of the most beautiful states in the nation.  The Bighorns, Tetons, Yellowstone, Devils Tower, Medicine Bow, Black Hills, Snowy Range, Flaming Gorge, and Fossil Butte are all located in this beautiful state!  Now if the wind would just die down a little bit.  After all, Wyoming is the windiest state in the country and my hometown is the windiest city in the country.   And PS, absolutely nothing has gone wrong in my life neither.  I love my life!

Sorry, had to get that off of my back. 

And as far as Dubai goes, I wouldn't want to live their, but that's just my opinion.  The Burj Dubai is a monstrosity, but it's cool that we humans could build something like that.  Don't know if they will be able to actually make any $ off of it, but my guess would be that it will drive up the cost of nearby property with a view of this monstrosity.

[M-SIL 2]

Now the question is, how long would take for the building to be at least 80% occupied?

[nottheboss 1]

I think your all missing the most important reason why its being built, its big and shiny and some of us like big and shiny

[Explodingsims 3]

Originally posted by: nottheboss I think your all missing the most important reason why its being built, its big and shiny and some of us like big and shinyquote>

Okay, big and shiny is fine, when it can be justified. I just don't see any need to build something like this.

And I still say it looks like somehting the Combine would build.

[duack 14]

You're asking WHY there's a NEED to build it? Hello? Every floor got sold out in like 4 days! I think that's enough of a need to build more. (I think they are)

[Shadow Assassin 336]

You're asking WHY there's a NEED to build it? Hello? Every floor got sold out in like 4 days! I think that's enough of a need to build more. (I think they are)quote>

Two words: novelty factor.

[tepodon 29]

The Tower of Babel... TWO!

[Haljackey 17,398]

Still, you gotta admit, this is impressive:

Estimates are now placed around 818m, but the actual height is being kept a close secret.

[The Arrowz 3]

Wow from that picture, Dubai looks like a nice place to live...

Actually, it looks sorta like China, except the country as a whole is a lot uglier and made of sand...

[Cockatoo 2,257]

That avenue looks Photoshopped to me...

And Dubai is beginning to look like something out of a Sci-fi movie.

Oh, hummer0328, I didn't post that. Check next time you quote someone yea?

[_Atticus 10]

That's probably the nicest pic of Dubai I've seen. It looks really nice. It doesn't even look like a desert. 

-Pingangster

[SimRabbit 48]

For real that highway looks photoshopped.

Dubai will have an impressive and diverse skyline.

[Haljackey 17,398]

Originally posted by: SimRabbit For real that highway looks photoshopped.

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The real-life RHW. 

Dubai and the entire UAE have been making some fantastic highways over the past few years.  I think they built a 8-lane monster across the desert and you never see more than 2 cars traveling it .  At least Dubai's are getting some use.

[Micah 16]

Looks like a Chinese city! Looks pretty huge from that angle... makes you wonder why they have a massive highway going to the desert.

[nihonkaranws 88]

That is just scary! I don't believe it! UAE is amazing, they are such creative people, aren't they?

@Micah: Silly you, to connect to all the other major urban developments in the UAE! xD