Nov 8 2011
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When I saw the Burj Khalifa in real life I was truly stunned. The tallest skyscraper in the world defies belief.…
May 10 2011
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Well, it had to happen sooner or later: Someone just jumped off the 147th floor of the Burj Khalifa—shown in the…
Nov 18 2010
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We got photographs and video of Tom Cruise jumping off the mid-section of the tallest skyscraper in the world. But…
Nov 10 2010
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What's better than a photo of Tom Cruise jumping off the Burj Khalifa during the filming of Mission Impossible 4…
Nov 8 2010
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They are filming Mission Impossible 4 in Dubai right now. Our friend and local Dubai photographer Gerald Donovan…
Feb 8 2010
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Is the new world's tallest building going through some issues? While so far only the observation deck is open, it's…
Jan 9 2010
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Base jumping, one of the world's most dangerous sports, is very cool. The Burj Khalifa AKA the Burj Dubai, the…
Jan 4 2010
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Today marks the opening ceremonies for the Burj Dubai (برج دبي), the world's tallest building. Located in Dubai, the…
Jan 1 2010
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Yes, me neither. But these guys almost did, filming this crystal clear video—much better and vertigo-inducing than …
Dec 24 2009
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Believe it or not, this is the Burj Dubai. The very end of it, the top of its antenna tickling the sky. It's just a…
Nov 27 2009
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A tipster sent along this spectacular photo of the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest, most absurdly ostentatious…
Nov 13 2009
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Hold me, I feel like puking after watching this video from the top of the Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made point on…
Nov 9 2009
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As you would expect, the world's tallest fountain is in Dubai. As you would expect, it's next to the world's…
Sep 23 2009
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What would the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, look like if it was in NYC? It would look something like…
Sep 21 2009
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Things in Dubai get dirty pretty fast thanks to the desert. But how the heck do you clean the 2,683-foot Burj Dubai?…
Nov 21 2008
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Aug 22 2008
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If you want to build a skyscraper 2,275 feet tall, you will face engineering challenges comparable to those of the…
Aug 20 2008
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Yesterday's images of the almost-finished Burj Dubai blew our minds with its scale and grandiosity. Today, reader…
Aug 19 2008
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The Burj Dubai tower, the tallest skyscraper in the world, is about to be completed. To celebrate it, David Hobcote…
May 20 2008
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As of today, the Burj Dubai skyscraper in the Middle East stands at 650 meters, and here's a diagram found on the…