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2008.aug.20 |
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2008.aug.17 |
 An electrical transformer has exploded on the site of Burj Dubai which caused fire and plumes of smoke in the area. The work on Burj Dubai has been halted for a day. Emaar has not yet published an official statement about the case.
5 new photos by Old Town Resident.
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2008.aug.13 |
David Hobcote shared another 8 excellent quality photos of his collection of Burj Dubai, plus as a bonus an amazing photo of the elevators of the Emirates Towers (see below). Burj Dubai has reached the 16th steel level, it is now 688.1 meters tall. 9 new construction photos by Old Town Resident.
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2008.aug.10 |
8 new construction photos by AltinD of Burj Dubai, and two more breathtaking aerial shots by David Hobcote, taken with a Canon EOS 1Ds camera.
Demolition of the Palast der Republik in Berlin resulted in 25,000 tonnes of used steel that has been recycled, and it will be partly used for the construction of Burj Dubai.
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2008.aug.09 |
256 new photos by Imre, 9 by Old Town Resident and 2 amazing aerial photos by David - August Gallery. A new video is also available by Imre, taken from the Sheikh Zayed Road. New picture to plan comparison by Fury as well as updated plans, which grew to 12 pages, you can see them on the Facts page.
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2008.july.31 |
Old Town Resident bought a DSLR camera, the Canon EOS 450D model, which means brilliant photo quality of Burj Dubai. See them yourself below:
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2008.july.29 |
7 new photos of Burj Dubai by Old Town Resident. Cladding work on the steel section seems to have started. If you'd like to see SOM's tallest buildings comparison chart, click HERE (PDF file).
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2008.july.27 |
The $164mn double deck road, which is the first of this kind in the region is set to complete in the next months. The Financial Center Road Project will help to ease the congestion going to Burj Dubai and Dubai Mall.
First columns of 15th level are now up, the new record height of Burj Dubai is 681.7 meters. One new photo by Old Town Resident that shows the 15th steel floor under construction.
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2008.july.22 |
It has been a year since Burj Dubai became the world's tallest tower (although officially it will only be once it's finished) surpassing Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan. In this one year Burj Dubai has grown 165 meters and there are 143 meters left until the top out celebration. There are 33 new photos by Imre taken in the last two days.
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2008.july.21 |
More new photos by Imre and Old Town Resident.
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2008.july.18 |
Big construction photo update by Imre Solt. There are 113 new photos of the Old Town, the Burj Dubai, Burj Dubai Lake Hotel and the soon to be world's largest mall, the Dubai Mall.
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2008.july.16 |
Burj Dubai has been progressing rapidly in the last weeks, it took just 10 days for the 13th steel floor to finish and 14th is under construction making the tower 675.3 m tall. 9 new photos by Old Town Resident.
Burj Dubai videos:
Burj Dubai from the SZR
The tower from the Old Town
Visit to the Burj by Rakeeb and Abdull Kannookkaran
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2008.july.08 |
Five new construction photos of Burj Dubai by Old Town Resident, including one of glazing of the front entrance. The photos can be viewed in the July Gallery. The 13th level steel floor is under construction, the tower is now 668.9 meters tall.
New videos on Youtube:
Video by architecture students
Burj Dubai from the SZR
Old Town + Caffee + Burj Dubai
Aerial video
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2008.june.28 |
Finally no sand storms in Dubai, and Imre was able to make a massive update which resulted in 138 new photos, that can be seen HERE.
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2008.june.26 |
73 new photos of Burj Dubai and the Lake Hotel by Imre and 9 photos by Old Town Resident. A new render has been published by Emaar which can be seen below (click to enlarge).
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2008.june.24 |
Dequal's June video has been released, same excellent quality with Haifa Wehbe singing in the background. New construction photos by Old Town Resident and AltinD. Alexx has shared his work which shows the height and number of floors in relation with the elapsed days. (PNG graph / PDF timeline). If you liked Pierre's work (Burj Dubai Evolution), then take a look at his first Burj Dubai video on Youtube.
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2008.june.21 |
AltinD took 3 new photos of the tower today in the sand storm and there are 12 older photos by OTR. Nakheel's Al Burj has been resized again to 1,400 meters and renamed to Tall Tower. The giant tower is going to get built in the Jebel Ali area as the centerpiece of Ibn Battuta Mall close to the Jumeirah Lake Towers and the Jumeirah Islands. There is no rendering of the Tall Tower yet, but take a look at the comparison diagram below. Watch THIS spectacular work by Pierre Forgeat that shows the construction stages of Burj Dubai accompanied by some renders and construction photos, and a comparison with the Eiffel Tower in the end, great stuff.
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2008.june.14 |
52 new photos by Imre of the Burj Dubai and the Burj Dubai Lake Hotel. Emaar is going to build the largest fountain in the world for this project. It is planned to be 275 meters long and it will shoot the water up to 150 meters. The cladding work is going nicely, and should be finished within a bit more than 4 months. Watch a short video about Burj Dubai that shows the construction since 2005 until now, by F.I - Youtube.
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2008.june.12 |
The construction speed of Burj Dubai is greatly affected by the weather conditions of the last few weeks. The high winds make the construction slower and more dangerous at those heights. 61 more photos have been added that were taken by Imre.
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2008.june.09 |
Burj Dubai is late by 9 months. According to Mohammed Alabbar, chairman of Emaar, Burj Dubai will not be completed until August or September 2009. They are aiming for perfection: "With a project like this you have to get it absolutely right," Alabbar said. Nine new photos by Imre and Old Town Resident.
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2008.june.05 |
According to Old Town Resident Burj Dubai took another step forward and hit 656.1 meters with the new, 11th steel floor. He has also taken two photos, which can be viewed in the latest, June Gallery. The Tier Methodology of the Burj Dubai by Ray Fleury can now be downloaded in PDF format.
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2008.june.01 |
The 10th steel floor has been completed, the start of the 11th is expected in the next days. There are 141 new photos by Imre of Burj Dubai (and his favorite camel posing with the tower) and Burj Dubai Lake Hotel, plus 5 more by Old Town Resident.
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2008.may.28 |
Qiwen Li, Burj Dubai worker has died in the hospital after a heavy panel fell on him in the tower. He was the second victim since the beginning of the construction.
There are 8 new photos of Burj Dubai and the Old Town by Old Town Resident. Arabian Business has an extensive article on the tower's servicing, read it HERE.
The latest Youtube videos:
Flying close to the top of the tower
At the site on May 11th
Burj Dubai in the Indian news
Driving on the Sheikh Zayed Road
From an office - lucky person
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