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World's tallest renamed Burj Khalifa

by CW Staff on Jan 4, 2010

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Burj Khalifa was formally opened last night (Martin Rose/Getty Images).

The official opening of the world's tallest tower saw two major surprises on Monday night.

The tower, previously known as 'Burj Dubai', was renamed 'Burj Khalifa' and its final height was revealed as 828 metres, a good 300 metres taller than the previous record holder.

The announcement was made in front of thousands of people who had squeezed into Dubai's downtown area to witness one of the world's biggest firework displays.

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum renamed the tower after the president of the UAE and the ruler of neighbouring Abu Dhabi.

The final height of 828 metres was 10 metres higher than pundits had been predicting.

The opening coincided with the fourth anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Mohammed to power in the emirate of Dubai.

Emaar Properties revealed on Monday that the final cost of the tower would be $1.5 billion, with 90% of the building pre-sold.

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Estive em Dubai no ?ltimo m?s de Novembro, participando da BIG 5. Ficar olhando de perto o BURJ KHALIFA ? sentir-se pequ

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J. PEDRO CRISCIONE (Jan 26, 2010)
S.PAULO
Brazil

BURJ KHALIFA
Estive em Dubai no ?ltimo m?s de Novembro, participando da BIG 5. Ficar olhando de perto o BURJ KHALIFA ? sentir-se pequeno como um gafanhoto e meditar sobre a imensidade com a qual o Criador dotou o ser humano!

Samira Sultana (Jan 10, 2010)
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Burj Khalifa
I am proud to be living in Dubai, it has undoubtedly acheived such high standards which any Country can dream of & envy. What ever the situation now & what ever people say, Dubai will always be a paradise to live in and wil never lose its preistege. Hats off to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed to get such an achievement. I wish him all the success

Humayun (Jan 6, 2010)

Student
Dubai made History today! A Muslim country regained its lost title after 1311 of tallest structure Pyramids in Giza. It should shut up the western critics who feel envy of this accomplishment.

LAL MOHAN YADAV (Jan 5, 2010)
AL AIN-ABU DHAB
United Arab Emirates

Opening of Burj Khalifa
Opening of the world tallest tower will convey very positive signal to the world community about the image of UAE and it proves COMBINED the strength of this country.

Peyush (Jan 5, 2010)
Muscat
Oman

World's Tallest Named Burj Khalifa
People who worked on Burj Khalifa, upto completion of their works are Luckiest. People who attend the the inaguration are Luckier & People who have seen the Towere comming up, even sitting miles & miles away are more Lucky than those who missed "BURJ KHALIFA" from inception to compltion.

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