Past 100 Yrs tallest buildings - in chronology

CITY HALL IN PHILADELPHIA (incl. statue)

167 meters
1901-1907 tallest building



SINGER BUILDING NYC

187 meters
1908




METROPOLITAN LIFE TOWER NYC

213 meters
1909 - 1912



WOOLWORTH BUILDING NYC

241 meters
1913-1929



CHRYSLER BUILDING NYC

319 meters
1930




EMPIRE STATE BUILDING NYC

381 meters
1931 - 1971





WORLD TRADE CENTER NYC

417 meters
1972 - 1973




WILLIS TOWER
(formerly known as SEARS TOWER)
Chicago

442 meters
1974 - 1997




PETRONAS TOWERS
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

452 meters
1998 - 2003





TAIPEI 101
Taiwan

508 meters
2004 - 2009




BURJ CHALIFA

828 meters
2010 - ?

BURJ CHALIFA formerly known as BURJ DUBAI

The opening ceremony with fireworks and other tam-tam was certainly a much expected event. However, Dubai's Sheikh His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum proclaimed that the tower shall no longer be named Burj Dubai, but much shall much rather be known from now on as BURJ CHALIFA, which is the name of the ruler of the neighboring emirate Abu Dhabi: Sheikh CHALIFA bin Said Al Nahjan.

Construction had already begun 2004 and with a delay the tower has been now inaugurated today instead of 2008. Among other attractions the Burj Chalifa incorporates a hotel designed by Giorgio Armani.

The temperature difference between ground floor and peak, can be over 8C.




The Burj Chalifa's height has now been officially been made public:

828 meters.

12'000 ppl will be living and working in this one single building - if all of the space will be inhabited/rented out/ or sold. According to Emaar properties approx 90% of office space and appartments are already sold...



The Burj Chalifa will be visible from a distance of almost 100 km.

Burj Dubai - Grand Opening

HELLO!

after almost 2.5 years I'm returning to my WORLDSKYSCRAPERS blog. Obviously and unfortunately the visits to my page have disappeared over time :(

Oddly my new post is actually a reference to the building depicted in my very first post in 2006:

the Burj Dubai. And this is no coincidence, because: tomorrow,

4 January 2010,

is the grand opening of this great building. Despite the financial turmoil in the region, one can expect a quite large event. But realistically, the Burj will probably remain for now the last finished mega project...

Although the opening is just around the corner, last construction works are being made still on the exterior...