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CN Tower No Longer World's Tallest Freestanding Structure
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| Chris Allen |
| quote: | Dubai skyscraper reaches 555 metres; eclipsing Canada’s CN Tower
By The Canadian Press
Thursday, September 13, 2007
TORONTO (CP) - The iconic skyline silhouette of the world-famous CN Tower, long billed as the tallest free-standing structure in the world, has been eclipsed by a new Middle Eastern monolith.
Burj Dubai, a soaring Y-shaped needle of glass and stainless steel, is now two metres taller than the 553-metre downtown Toronto tower that guards the Lake Ontario shoreline, the developer, Emaar Properties, said in a release Thursday.
The building, slated to have an interior designed by Giorgio Armani, also has scaled 150 livable levels, the largest number of storeys for any building in the world.
Burj Dubai had already beaten Taipei 101, which at 508 metres has been holding the tallest-building title since it opened in 2004.
"Burj Dubai is setting new world records in construction of super tall buildings, and the accomplishment of being the world’s tallest free-standing structure is another defining moment," said Emaar chairman Mohamed Alabbar.
While calling the Dubai feat "a commendable engineering achievement," CN Tower’s chief operating officer, Jack Robinson, pointed out that the CN Tower is "much more than just a tall building."
"When the time comes and the building is complete, we will congratulate the Burj Dubai project on their unique achievement," Robinson said.
"For now, we remain proud of the 30-year-plus record Canada’s National Tower has held as the world’s tallest, and will continue to celebrate the architectural marvel and wonder that the CN Tower represents to Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the rest of the world."
The Burj Dubai project was launched in 2004 as part of a US$20-billion, 200-hectare downtown development billed as the most prestigious square kilometre on earth.
The tower’s planned height is a closely guarded secret.
But Emaar says when completed in 2009, Burj Dubai will be the tallest structure in the world in all four of the criteria listed by the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago, the tower is being built by Samsung Corp. of South Korea.
In addition to residential, commercial and retail components, Burj Dubai will also feature the world’s first Armani Hotel.
Dubai is the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates. |
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| Chris Allen |
| ^ haha, I knew about that thread. But today/yesterday the record was 'officially' passed. |
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| VolumE_TO |
| lol... 2 meters taller.... |
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| kotsy |
that's a different tower. |
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| chinamon |
| tie some metre sticks together and tape them to the tip of the cn tower.... there, we beat dubai. |
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| kotsy |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
tie some metre sticks together and tape them to the tip of the cn tower.... there, we beat dubai. |
That'd work for now, but the tower is over a year away from completion. The finished tower will be 818m high (264.67m taller than the CN Tower)
Burj Dubai on Wikipedia |
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| Rook |
| quote: | Originally posted by RobbyG.
Ours is better |
i hope ur kidding..
at least their tower serves some purpose.. not just a thin piece of concrete that was nothing more than cosmetic addition to our skyline with a restaurant in it.. its about time someone took the crown from us..
designed by Armani.. thats freakin sweeeet... |
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| Dj Smitty20 |
| this reminds me of alpha male types each buying bigger and bigger cars/engines. In other words, I can't really get interested in it, although tall buildings are very cool to look at. |
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| Crazy Serb |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Smitty20
this reminds me of alpha male types each buying bigger and bigger cars/engines. In other words, I can't really get interested in it, although tall buildings are very cool to look at. |
at least they are a nicer extension to your small d1ck than a "cheap" Ferrari...
and you know what they say - the taller they are, the more fun they are to blow up and run planes into ;) |
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| kotsy |
| quote: | Originally posted by RobbyG.
Ours is better |
I completely disagree. The CN Tower looks like a Space Needle knock off (albeit taller). I love how you can actually live in the Burj Dubai.. how amazing would it be to live near the top. That is of course, if you were to ignore the long elevator ride. |
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