February 9, 2010, filed under Dubaiism.
Barely 48 hours after my last post about Dubai’s baby steps towards transparency, comes the next manic debacle of what the Fast Company Magazine calls ‘The World’s Tallest FAIL!’
The observation deck on the Burj Khalifa’s 124th floor, which had been open for under a month, is now closed indefinitely and without prior notice, because of [...]
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January 4, 2010, filed under Dubaiism.
As history rises before our eyes, one realizes the Burj Dubai is not just an architectural or engineering marvel, but one of perseverance and unchartered grace. In inimitable Dubai-style, the greatest surprise was not its official height (828 metres) but Sheikh Mohammed’s decision to rename the marvel to Burj Khalifa.
There could be several explanations to [...]
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