On Saturday our neighbour, the Burj Dubai, became the tallest building on earth. Measuring 512.1 metres (or 1680 ft) it has now reached 141 storeys, more storeys than any other building in the world . Burj Dubai is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 metres has held the tallest-building-in-the-world title since it opened in 2004.
Once completed, the Burj Dubai will have consumed 330,000 cubic metres of concrete, 39,000 tonnes of steel and 142,000 square metres of glass. It will have 56 lifts travelling at 1.75 to 10 metres per second. It is expected to be completed towards the end of next year.
Fact file: Important milestones
February 2003: Emaar Properties announces Burj Dubai
January 2004: Excavation work for Burj Dubai begins
June 2004: Launches Downtown Burj Dubai
September 2004: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, witnesses the first pouring of cement for Burj Dubai
May 2005: Deal signed with Giorgio Armani to open The Armani Hotel & Residences in Burj Dubai
June 2006: Burj Dubai scales 50 levels
January 2007: Burj Dubai reaches Level 100
March 2007: Burj Dubai, at Level 110, is the tallest structure in the Middle East and Europe
April 2007: At Level 120, Burj Dubai sets new global record for having more floors than any other building
May 2007: At Level 130, Burj Dubai is second tallest tower in the world
July 2007: At Level 141, it is tallest tower in the world
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