Dubai pride

Burj Dubai is world’s tallest

July 23, 2007

Burj Dubai is aiming to be 300 meters taller than Taipei 101, the world’s tallest building today. Thanks to the frantically fast construction speed, yesterday it officially overtook Taiwan’s skyscraper reaching 512.1 meters (1,680 feet). It is now totalling 141 completed floors and still has a long way to go. However, the Council on [...]

Read the full article →

if you were in an island

July 2, 2007

By the word island I do not mean a solitary piece of land where shipwreck survivors get washed up ashore. Dubai is known for the ‘islands’ they created. In The News: First residents move into the Palm Jumeirah A few years ago, there was nothing but the unbroken sea. Now a new land which is [...]

Read the full article →