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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper Monday in a blaze of fireworks, then added a final flourish: It renamed the half-mile-high tower for the head of neighboring Abu Dhabi, whose billions bailed out Dubai amid last year's financial crisis.
Long known as Burj Dubai Arabic for "Dubai Tower" the building rises 2,717 feet (828 meters) from the desert. The $1.5 billion "vertical city" of luxury apartments and offices and a hotel designed by Giorgio Armani also plans to have the world's highest mosque (158th floor) and swimming pool (76th floor).
Much more at link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100104/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_dubai_tallest_building
Long known as Burj Dubai Arabic for "Dubai Tower" the building rises 2,717 feet (828 meters) from the desert. The $1.5 billion "vertical city" of luxury apartments and offices and a hotel designed by Giorgio Armani also plans to have the world's highest mosque (158th floor) and swimming pool (76th floor).
Much more at link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100104/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_dubai_tallest_building
