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How high the Burj Dubai?

by CW staff on Jan 25, 2009

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The Burj Dubai is believed to have reached its final height

It was believed the Burj Dubai reached its final height when Samsung Engineering erected its spire late last year. Since then, the aircraft warning beacon has been installed.

Although the operation was the final stage of construction, there seems to be some confusion as to actually how tall the tallest building in the world is.

“We have been shown the final blue-print for our installation work and it states the height to be 818 metres,” said the contractor. Developer Emaar however has officially confirmed the building has reached 780 metres. No clarification was forthcoming from Emaar.

Currently 30 contractors, 10 cranes and 3,000 workers (rising to 5,000 at its peak) are on-site. The Burj Dubai has been designed to last for 100 years.

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I don't understand why newspapers, magazines and even Internet articles have struggled and failed with this question ove

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Tim Hill (Jan 25, 2009)

Burj Dubai - Height
I don't understand why newspapers, magazines and even Internet articles have struggled and failed with this question over the last 3 years. The answer has been there in the original layout and quoted by engineers and architects on the Skyscraper City Forum all along. The chosen design was 818m . It reached that mid-Jan but still people are questioning it or quoting it at 780m or similar. It's not hard to keep up.

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