Today marks the grand opening of the $1.5 billion dollar Burj Dubai, total height of 2,684 ft. Dubai overcame its $26 billion dollar debt, completed construction, now 90% of the building space has already been sold. Meanwhile the skilled laborers and construction workers took home between $4-$8 dollars an hour. The $217 million musical fountain, largest in the world (completed April 2009), led the grand opening for the worlds tallest building. The fountain was designed by WET Design and the Burj was designed by SOM Architects.
Fountains remind me of a scene out of a Disney movie.
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Something to add to this new record is another new record tangled within this one- an expert skydiver from the United Arab Emirates has set a new world record for base jumping from the top of burj khalifa and made a perfect landing from 2,205 ft from the 160th floor.
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