Burj "Dubai" Khalifa Completed

[ac94 5]

It's here...
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=465925

When did they change the name to the Burj Khalifa??
 

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: ac94

When did they change the name to the Burj Khalifa??quote>

Within the past few days or when they got the loans from the neighboring sheikdom.

 

[Keegan V50 15]

Im guessing they only renamed the BD after its grand opening to honor their countries leader,anyways Burj Dubai is much better rather than its new name...

[Jazzmaster 716]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper Monday, and in a surprise move renamed the gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi — the oil-rich sheikdom that came to its rescue during the financial meltdown.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34678889/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/?GT1=43001 <---source

It's about as charming a name as "Willis Tower"...

[TekindusT 3,809]

I will keep saying Burj Dubai as I keep saying Sears Tower...

[un1 41]

At least the rename has a sort-of good purpose. Great to see the tower finally opened!

[Fresh Prince of Wmbg 44]

Originally posted by: TekindusT

I will keep saying Burj Dubai as I keep saying Sears Tower...quote>

Ditto. In my opinion it's wrong to rename a landmark.....

[Frankie B 2]

Originally posted by: Fresh Prince of Wmbg

Originally posted by: TekindusT

I will keep saying Burj Dubai as I keep saying Sears Tower...quote>

Ditto. In my opinion it's wrong to rename a landmark.....quote>

Perhaps, but then people shouldn't sell naming rights to new tenants

The tower itself is a nice building and the opening was fantastic it has to be said. However I can't see Dubai sustaining such developments any more.

[Larks2242 251]

Wow 2,625 ft tall that is huge!

[kellydale2003 2,276]

lmao willis tower - my friend roxy was at the inaguration of the burj. She said it was amazing.

[Simcity player 13]

the reason for its renaming is for the UAE president., Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan

[blade2k5 1,523]

Originally posted by: Larks2242

Wow 2,625 ft tall that is huge!quote>

It's 2717ft tall.  Read this article

[Ntq€310 1]

It's nice and all, and I don't really care about the name change, however is there really a need for a building this tall? Seems really out of place to me...

[Yoman3 5]

Kindof sucks for Dubai, every time they go into the building they'll look at the name and think, we'd be f**ked without him

[Duke87 1,070]

I'll keep calling it "Burj Dubai", thanks.

[Larks2242 251]

Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Larks2242

Wow 2,625 ft tall that is huge!quote>

It's 2717ft tall.  Read this article

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So someone must have made a error when converting it.

[DITRO 15]

Burj Kahlifa I think I can get used to. But every time I think of the Willis Tower I just laugh.

[Legosim 14]

I just call it: Big pointy building

[Barbarossa 51]

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  Edited September 8, 2012 by Barbarossa  

[warrior 169]

however is there really a need for a building this tall? Seems really out of place to me..quote>

Yes because it's so tall. If we all go round asking is there really a need for this we wouldn't have such amazing things to look at : )

And I imagine people thought the first 2 storey building looked out of place, wherever it was.

But I would hate to be the window cleaners: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8442192.stm (though I'm surprised a more technical way of cleaning the windows wasn't built in?

If this had been planned to be built in the UK, it would have been completed for the next 100 years and then it would be billions over budget and 20 years late, and completely out of date by the times it's built.

[sneakeypete 16]

If you have a look at how they're mounting the cleaning patforms, it becomes a litle more hitech. They've got robotic arms mounted on horizontal rails that move across the curved surface, and can be stowed in a compartment when not in use.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Barbarossa

I don't understand this foolish stubbornness to call it the Burj Dubai. Why? Names come and go when a site is under construction. Any named assigned is not set in stone. Why is Burj Kahlifa any worse that Burj Dubai? Is it so hard to pronounce that it is not liked or has it impacted you in your life so much so that you cannot stand the new name? Really, what is the big deal?quote>

It's a New York thing. People are stubborn. Once they get used to one name, they're not changing. Ever. The Interborough Parkway was renamed the "Jackie Robinson Parkway" in 1997 - but nobody calls it that.

The argument generally is "It already had a perfectly good name. Why change it?"

[Explodingsims 3]

Originally posted by: warrior

however is there really a need for a building this tall? Seems really out of place to me..quote>

Yes because it's so tall. If we all go round asking is there really a need for this we wouldn't have such amazing things to look at : )quote>

That may be, but it's still pointless. It'll only be a few more years til something bigger takes its title.

Of course, this is Dubai, the city full of pointless buildings.

[your_adress_here 11]

I'm with you Barb.

Anyways, very sexy building.

[Jazzmaster 716]

What I find odd about this building is it's a bit of a "combo breaker"...each skyscraper seems to be just a bit taller than the last, but then you have this gargantuan steel and glass erection that's taller than two Empire State Buildings stacked atop each other...

To me Dubai is like that scraper-happy fellow in SimCity 4 who cheats demand by just plopping massive structures downtown that only so many will actually use they just kinda built the tower because they could, not because they should

[TekindusT 3,809]

Any large (and mega-expensive) structure is not built "because we're bored". I think is logical all oil-based countries want to change their way of life before they run out of oil. Is that an excuse for building such a tall building? Not at all, but think that this building, therefore, Dubai has been seen in all TV channels in the world in prime time. How would this kind of tourism advertisement cost?

[Frankie B 2]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Barbarossa

I don't understand this foolish stubbornness to call it the Burj Dubai. Why? Names come and go when a site is under construction. Any named assigned is not set in stone. Why is Burj Kahlifa any worse that Burj Dubai? Is it so hard to pronounce that it is not liked or has it impacted you in your life so much so that you cannot stand the new name? Really, what is the big deal?quote>

It's a New York thing. People are stubborn. Once they get used to one name, they're not changing. Ever. The Interborough Parkway was renamed the "Jackie Robinson Parkway" in 1997 - but nobody calls it that.

The argument generally is "It already had a perfectly good name. Why change it?"

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New Amsterdam was a perfectly good name also

[Barbarossa 51]

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  Edited September 8, 2012 by Barbarossa