Also known as: World Tower Formerly: Fortune 101 Built: 2006-2011 Cost: Dh4,000,000,000 Designed by: Nikken Sekkei Type: Skyscraper Stories: 108 Maximum Height: 1,673 feet / 510 meters Maximum width: 864 feet, four inches Maximum depth: 557 feet, six inches Maximum length: 477 feet, eight inches Location: Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Description by Wayne Lorentz A nother of Dubai's impressive skyscraper endeavors, the Burj al Alam is designed to catch the eye and create a prestigious skyscraper in a city rapidly filling with prestigious towers. The building presents a graceful facade, clad in blue reflective glass, formed from six distinct shafts seemingly bound together at the center. The entire building flares out at the top and the bottom, and when combined with its tubular form, gives an organic appearance, like a bouquet of flowers tied at the center with a ribbon.
In fact, it was deliberately designed to resemble a crystal flower, especially at the top where the petals separate and form a six-story crown. This area has a sky garden, a Turkish bath, and private club facilities, as well as providing some of the most spectacular views in the Middle East.
Developer: Dubai Properties
Developer: Fortune Group
Height to top of crown: 1,673 feet.
Height to roof: 1,492 feet.
Residences: 104
Hotel rooms: 200
Parking spaces: 4,300
Standard passenger elevators: 7
Double-decker passenger elevators: 19
Freight elevators: 4
November 12, 2006 - Construction begins.
September, 2008: The anticipated height of this building is raised to 1,673 feet, and a planned helipad at the top is removed from the plan.
January, 2009: Building construction is expected to begin.
"The project will be a defining marker for Dubai - both in terms of its incredible height as well as distinctive design besides being a world landmark - one that will dominate the top of the tallest list." - Syed Mohammad Ali, Fortune Group CEO as quoted in Trade Arabia.
Liz
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 @ 4:35pm
Rating: Five stars. This is such a beautiful shape. Dubai looks astounding - can't wait to visit!
sharafpalakka
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 @ 8:39am
Rating: Five stars. its fantastic
Javed Iqbal
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 @ 12:29pm
Rating: Five stars. It is stunning it is not only the art of architect or engineer I think it is the art of every person who participated in the work. I only can say spectacular. And this will challange others to become more competative.
Tanvir Ali
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 @ 1:18am
Rating: Five stars. its look like crystal glass i really appreciated the whole team...
Rob
Monday, January 28th, 2008 @ 8:26am
Rating: Five stars. Fantastic building and a great team designing and building it...we are the project managers
raisa
Sunday, October 14th, 2007 @ 10:22am
Rating: Four stars. need to give more aesthetic look...can be made more attractive it gives a look of flower vase.anyways its amazing
Siddiq
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 @ 10:51am
Rating: Five stars. The best one i have seen ever
Rahim Valliani
Monday, July 23rd, 2007 @ 4:09am
Rating: Five stars. Marvelous Design and shape
Nabeel ALBlushi
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 @ 2:40am
Rating: Five stars. Its like a glass tower.it will brings europe in asia.it will b a great achievement 4 muslims with such a project.
Hannan
Monday, January 15th, 2007 @ 6:49am
Rating: Five stars. it looks amazing and great........
Atif Khalid
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 @ 1:39pm
Rating: Five stars. It look like the great one more efforts done by dubai rulers i wish them success our prays for them
nazimazeez
Saturday, November 25th, 2006 @ 6:09am
Rating: Five stars. It looks very amazing and impressive!! it will be a landmark to Dubai & in history.....
Jean Cretien
Thursday, July 27th, 2006 @ 10:37pm
Rating: Five stars. It looks very impressive!! I hope their are golf courses within the surrounding business complex too!
Ian
Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 @ 4:46pm
Rating: Five stars. It looks amazing. It appears to use the tatic of appearing curved from a distance, but when you stand directly beneath it, it appears to bend outwards. I tip my hat to Dubai from both America and from South Korea
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Liz
Five stars.
sharafpalakka
Javed Iqbal
Four stars.
Nabeel ALBlushi
Jean Cretien
Ian