1.The Burj Khalifa Dubai
To see this building being built here is the Link for the video as I cant post it https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mMIi3N7yjgA
The burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world.
Construction started in January of 2004 and it was completed in 2009.It opened on the 4th of January of 2010.The towers roof height is 828m high.It costs 1.5 billion USD to build and is the centrepiece of downtown Dubai. The architect and exterior designer is Adrian Smith. It has 163 stories.
I love the design and is a perfect building in a desert.
The decision to build Burj Khalifa is reportedly based on the government's decision to change from an oil based economy to one that is based around tourism,tours and family holidays. some people think its necessary for projects like Burj Khalifa to be built for the city for more recognition from the world and citizens to bring tourists to their land.
The Architect
Adrian Smith was born on the 19 of August 1944 in Chicago USA, He has designed many projects like this building, Jim Mao tower in China and is currently working on the project in Jeddah called the Kingdom tower. He went to the university of illnois Chicago and Texas A+M university
2.The Landmark tower Abu Dhabi
This tower is located in Abu Dhabi and is 72 stories tall.Construction started in 2006 and finished in 2012.Its 324m high. I picked this as its an amazing looking tower and looks very Arab like.The architect was Caeser Pelli who I have mentioned before.
3.Al Faisaliyah Centre
This tower is located in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Construction started in 1998 and it was completed in 2004.Its 267 metres high and was designed by the architect foster and partners which is a new company and was set up mainly for this project.
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Benjamin
gr8 blog m8. 8/8 would want to see these buildings. I hope they cre8 more gr8 buildings like these m8.
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