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21st Century Tall Buildings

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Icy North

Thought I'd start a thread to record the highlights in this Century as they happen...

4th January, 2010:

"The world's tallest building has been opened in a dramatic fireworks ceremony in the Gulf emirate of Dubai.

The Burj Khalifa was revealed to be 828m (2,716ft) high, far taller than the previous record holder, Taipei 101."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8439618.stm


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