Burj Dubai becomes the tallest man-made structure on earth

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Source: Earthtimes.org

Dubai - Burj Dubai, or Dubai tower, is now the world's tallest man-made structure after reaching a new record height of 688 metres, a statement by its developer Emaar Properties company read on Monday. The tower surpasses the KVLY-TV mast in the US state of North Dakota, which has held the record for the world's tallest supported structure since 1963, has a height of 628.8 metres.

At over 160 storeys, the tower is taller than the Taipei 101 building (508 metres) in Taiwan and the CN Tower (553.33 metres) in Toronto, Canada.

When completed, Burj Dubai should meet all four criteria listed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which classifies the world's tallest structures.

CTBUH measures the height of buildings to the structural top, the highest occupied floor, the top of the roof and the tip of the spire, pinnacle, antenna, mast or flag pole.....

Read more: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/229076,burj-dubai-becomes-the-tallest-man-made-structure-on-earth.html

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How is the rebuild of the twin towers going again?

[TomClash]

1. Very badly nt

[WriteDown]

2. Typical NYC...

Not surprising in that city. Unless you have a mayor like Daley, nothing gets done.

[TomClash]

4. Oh please - what crap

Plenty gets done in NYC. This particular project has been messy because of the insurance cases, the Homeland Security requirements and the involvment of almost every political entity imaginable, including a rapacious private sector.

[WriteDown]

5. What gets done without some cash to grease the wheels?

Check out the crane collapses for reference on how things get done in NYC.

[TomClash]

6. I know how things get done in NYC

I've lived here most of my life.

[WriteDown]

7. I was there from the 70's through the late 90's

Unless things have changed, I think I have a pretty good idea how things get done. I saw Spanish Harlem turn from an ethnic neighborhood to a yuppie paradise in no time it seems.

[TomClash]

8. That has happened in most of NYC nt

[WriteDown]

9. I've seen...

I think Spanish Harlem just hit me the most.

[mbperrin]

3. Your gasoline money at work...

Thanks, George!