They are filming Mission Impossible 4 in Dubai right now. Our friend and local Dubai photographer Gerald Donovan took this photo of none other than Tom Cruise jumping off the Burj Khalifa, formerly known as the Burj Dubai: https://gizmodo.com/dubai-skyline-sunset-time-lapse-provokes-inevitable-ooo-5434624 They’ve been busy filming stuff for Mission Impossible 4 on the Burj Khalifa for the last…
Is the new world’s tallest building going through some issues? While so far only the observation deck is open, it’s been temporarily shut down due to “unexpected high traffic” and “electrical problems.” Ruh roh! Residential and commercial tenants are due to start moving in this month, but it’s not clear just what the problems are…
Forget about any Olympics inauguration ceremonies or any Fourth of July: The Burj Dubai is the tallest building in the world, and it got the highest fireworks too for its opening ceremony. So colossal you’ll think they are destroying it. The tower—which officially is 2717 feet tall (828 meters)—was inaugurated today, and the developers launched…
