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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-08-08 11:09 AM
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Video Slideshow of Burj Dubai (Tallest Building in the World)
Hot and fresh from today...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ueeXWU4S4

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  - Question, I thought the Burj was the hotel? Why did they name this  48percenter   Mar-09-08 12:56 AM   #1 
  - Burj=tower in Arabic, Hotel is Burj al Arab (Tower of the Arabs)  JCMach1   Mar-09-08 03:38 AM   #2 
     - I should know that having studied architecture, DOH!  48percenter   Mar-09-08 10:33 AM   #3 
  - There's actually another building that just started construction  priller   Mar-10-08 08:09 PM   #4 
     - When all is said and done, Dubai will have #1-3 tallest buildings in the world  JCMach1   Mar-11-08 01:43 AM   #5 
 
Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-09-08 12:56 AM
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1. Question, I thought the Burj was the hotel? Why did they name this
the Burj Dubai also? Just curious. :hi:
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-09-08 03:38 AM
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2. Burj=tower in Arabic, Hotel is Burj al Arab (Tower of the Arabs)
Building is Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower).

Go figure! :smoke:
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-09-08 10:33 AM
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3. I should know that having studied architecture, DOH!
Thanks for explaining. :hi:
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priller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-10-08 08:09 PM
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4. There's actually another building that just started construction
also in Dubai, that will be taller than than Burj Dubai. It's called, simply, al Burj.




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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-11-08 01:43 AM
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5. When all is said and done, Dubai will have #1-3 tallest buildings in the world
There is also a third building being built as well.
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