Monday, January 4, 2010

Dubai

The world's tallest building opens today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai

Burj Dubai is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 818 m (2,684 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the building officially opened on 4 January 2010.

A very interesting story about Dubai:
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html

1 comment:

  1. I felt ignorant after reading the second link it made me think..I even brought it up to a few people and they didn't know either it may seem silly but im glad you put this on your blog which i found through another page while searching for other uses for everclear

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