surreal - since usually you see lots of other partially as high buildings around something like this - here its lots of open space - mike "glemak" dunn
I just heard that Dubai has a third of the world's cranes. - Gabe Schaffer
I wonder if the tower of Babel looked like that? - Robert
I have a feeling the next September 11 won't be in New York. - John Lam
Do I sense jealousy? I think it's incredible. About time someone built something impressive. The US should follow suit with a suitably impressive WTC memorial. As for a messed up society? Pff, when your own house is in order then go after someone elses. - Mo Kargas
Robert, I was thinking exactly the same thing ;) - Graham Garland
any taller and it'll scratch our precious ozone - Pete Delucchi
Wow, that is awe-inspiring. I would be scared out of my mind to be on that thing when it is finished, let alone being the crane operator. Gives me the heeby geebies just thinking about it! - Tony
messed up society? ... compensating? ...lol i hope you two are not from that country i think you come from. - krz9000
It really makes you wonder how much of the space in that building is just elevators... - Gabe Schaffer
Do they have to compensate for the rotation of the Earth? Do they have to reinforce the west side? - tim
@Robert that's exactly what it reminded me of - Shey
Dubai must be an interesting place visually. All sorts of weird buildings there. - Yolanda
2,684 ft (818m) in height! wow, that's over 1/2 a mile high! - Susan Beebe
The same architect was going to build a 2400-foot casino resort here in Vegas before the FAA intervened and got it canceled. Something about it being in the way of planes. - Chris Reed
no way in hell am I going to the top of that thing. imagine being an iron worker on the very top? well I guess it's like China, labor is replaceable - clarke thomas
There are many over-the-top examples of Dubai architecture, but the one that really knocks my socks off is the project to build an entirely new city with extreme "green" ambition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M... I'm frequently amazed by the sheer quantity of projects like this happening in UAE. - Jason Wehmhoener
What's Barad-dûr doing in the middle of Dubai?? - Will DeLuca
it'll be great when it's finished. Dubai, that is... Dubai will be great when it's finished... - Andrew Terry
Reminded me of Gustav Doré's Tower Of Babel illustration: http://is.gd/UjL Amazing, truly. - Madsimian
Ha! Commented before expanding comments to see all the "Tower of Babel" exclamations. It sure is a natural point of reference... - Madsimian
Dubai: where Erector sets join together for REALLY big projects. - Kevin C. Tofel
Very impressive piece of engineering and architecture! - Jeff P. Henderson
Why? I don't understand why. It's like they are trying to prove something. But how many workers died building this vanity project? - Liz
Liz it's not the Middle Ages. I am sure the building is not resting on the bones of the poor exploited workers. - John Samuelson
this place looks like after a war! They might have the money, but haven't they heard about green? Let's see what happens when they will run out of oil. Anyway, that's a great building, but it doesn't fit the landscape. - Dan V
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