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World's Tallest Building Opens It's called The Burj Khalifa and is in the Middle East in a place called Dubai. It is 160 stories high and almost twice as tall as The Empire State Building. This building is beautiful.
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And they say when the tallest tower gets built, that marks the beginning of the decline of a civilization.
the beginning of the end its happened throughout history [Edited 1/4/10 17:05pm] To make a thief, make an owner; to create crime, create laws. | |
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hmmm named after the Khalifa royal family
Waste of money when they are having financial problems. 
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moderatorCuddles said: And they say when the tallest tower gets built, that marks the beginning of the decline of a civilization.
the beginning of the end its happened throughout history [Edited 1/4/10 17:05pm] That's sorta depressing. surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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KidaDynamite said: Cuddles said: And they say when the tallest tower gets built, that marks the beginning of the decline of a civilization.
the beginning of the end its happened throughout history [Edited 1/4/10 17:05pm] That's sorta depressing. you wanna race to the top? that should cheer you up  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Cuddles said: And they say when the tallest tower gets built, that marks the beginning of the decline of a civilization.
the beginning of the end its happened throughout history but the tallest tower has been built over & over throughout civilization My Legacy
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Cuddles said: And they say when the tallest tower gets built, that marks the beginning of the decline of a civilization.
the beginning of the end its happened throughout history [Edited 1/4/10 17:05pm] How's Malaysia doing? Taipei?  MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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bboy87 said: KidaDynamite said: That's sorta depressing. you wanna race to the top? that should cheer you up If Jensen Atwood covered in chocolate ain't at the top, then there's no need to go up there. surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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KidaDynamite said: bboy87 said: you wanna race to the top? that should cheer you up If Jensen Atwood covered in chocolate ain't at the top, then there's no need to go up there. *smh* that nucca likes penis  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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That's crazy. It's not just a bit higher, it's way higher, like nothing we've ever seen before from any structure. MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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It's an incredible achievement and won't be surpassed for a generation at least.
It's a very beautiful graceful design as well. | |
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bboy87 said: KidaDynamite said: If Jensen Atwood covered in chocolate ain't at the top, then there's no need to go up there. *smh* that nucca likes penis Does not!  surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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Cuddles said: And they say when the tallest tower gets built, that marks the beginning of the decline of a civilization.
the beginning of the end its happened throughout history everytime a building is taller than the last tallest building? that's happening all the time though  and Dubai had loads more planned, taller than this one, though I think their money dried up. | |
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lazycrockett said: I read that the upper levels are for storage space only.
30 attic floors | |
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it looks nice but it's always funny to me when they build shit like this it costs so much and it's so much better spend on helping the country. Same with building a runway 20 something millon and they be like thats nice, we didnt really need it but we did just spend 20 fucking million. | |
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It's a good thing hybrid cars are catching on, because that building is going to suck up all the energy saved by them. | |
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What´s so great about having the highest tower when your country needs to borrow money from Abu Dhabi and when all thetechnology, all the engineers and architects who built that tower are from other countries? I couldn´t be proud of that. " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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KoolEaze said: What´s so great about having the highest tower when your country needs to borrow money from Abu Dhabi and when all thetechnology, all the engineers and architects who built that tower are from other countries? I couldn´t be proud of that.
I feel the same way about the Statue of Liberty. I keep telling folks, "Look, you bastards---that's just a bigass, stone, French ass diva." | |
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TheVoid said: KoolEaze said: What´s so great about having the highest tower when your country needs to borrow money from Abu Dhabi and when all thetechnology, all the engineers and architects who built that tower are from other countries? I couldn´t be proud of that.
I feel the same way about the Statue of Liberty. I keep telling folks, "Look, you bastards---that's just a bigass, stone, French ass diva." True. But the Statue of Liberty is more symbolic, more of an icon than an achievement....and everybody knows it´s a gift and not American made.To brag about having the highest building is a whole different issue though. " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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KoolEaze said: TheVoid said: I feel the same way about the Statue of Liberty. I keep telling folks, "Look, you bastards---that's just a bigass, stone, French ass diva." True. But the Statue of Liberty is more symbolic, more of an icon than an achievement....and everybody knows it´s a gift and not American made.To brag about having the highest building is a whole different issue though. It's almost the same as penis size bragging. | |
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lazycrockett said: I read that the upper levels are for storage space only. Now that sucks. What good is it to have a tall ass building like that if you ain't gonna flaunt the top floors to the public? Andy is a four letter word. | |
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KoolEaze said: TheVoid said: I feel the same way about the Statue of Liberty. I keep telling folks, "Look, you bastards---that's just a bigass, stone, French ass diva." True. But the Statue of Liberty is more symbolic, more of an icon than an achievement....and everybody knows it´s a gift and not American made.To brag about having the highest building is a whole different issue though. I've always said they need to get to work rebuilding those twin towers, bigger, taller, and badder. Build them 200 stories high. The New York skyline just looks "average" without. It just doesn't look nearly as impressive as it used to without them. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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TheVoid said: KoolEaze said: What´s so great about having the highest tower when your country needs to borrow money from Abu Dhabi and when all thetechnology, all the engineers and architects who built that tower are from other countries? I couldn´t be proud of that.
I feel the same way about the Statue of Liberty. I keep telling folks, "Look, you bastards---that's just a bigass, stone, French ass diva." Was it not a gift from France???? http://en.wikipedia.org/w...of_Liberty
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luv4u said: TheVoid said: I feel the same way about the Statue of Liberty. I keep telling folks, "Look, you bastards---that's just a bigass, stone, French ass diva." Was it not a gift from France???? http://en.wikipedia.org/w...of_Liberty the statue of liberty is awesome, because the French saw America's vision as something worthy of recognition and gave us this incredible gift that represents the best of what this country is. America is flawed, but has its merits. And the French do too, because that is an amazing gesture! My Legacy
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From the Telegraph, UK:
http://www.telegraph.co.u...tless.html Burj Khalifa: German architects brand world's tallest building 'pointless' The huge glass and tower "hardly represents a sustainable contribution to current world building practices," said Christian Baumgart, president of German architects' association DAI. While architecture in Europe valued refurbishing and upgrading existing buildings rather than building vast new developments, "Nobody knows where the planning hubris of the sheikhs will lead," he said. Meinhard von Gerkan, who designed Berlin's central train station, said the building, which opened to great fanfare earlier this week, was a "pointless" symbol of power and prestige. It was no surprise that the tower had been erected in Dubai rather than somewhere like the US, "where rationality (..) plays a greater role than the need to demonstrate power," he told Deutschlandradio Kultur. The Burj, which reaches more than 2000 feet into the sky, would suffer from astronomical maintenance costs and would never make a profit, he warned. The building was designed by British architect Adrian Smith. It has 160 floors, using 330,000 cubic metres of reinforced concrete and103,000 square meters of glass. It is some 300 metres taller than the previous record holder, Taipei 101. [Edited 1/6/10 6:14am] " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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NDRU said: Cuddles said: And they say when the tallest tower gets built, that marks the beginning of the decline of a civilization.
the beginning of the end its happened throughout history but the tallest tower has been built over & over throughout civilization Hahaha...exactly. | |
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i was there last month. the area surrounding the tower is crazy gorgeous. it's like a whole nother city within the city!
it's strange though they had to go and change it's name last minute. it was called Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower). | |
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luv4u said: hmmm named after the Khalifa royal family
not to be too anal about it, but it's named after Khalifa Bin Zayed, the president of the UAE. the Khalifa family is the family that rules Bahrain. | |
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KoolEaze said: From the Telegraph, UK:
http://www.telegraph.co.u...tless.html Burj Khalifa: German architects brand world's tallest building 'pointless' The huge glass and tower "hardly represents a sustainable contribution to current world building practices," said Christian Baumgart, president of German architects' association DAI. While architecture in Europe valued refurbishing and upgrading existing buildings rather than building vast new developments, "Nobody knows where the planning hubris of the sheikhs will lead," he said. Meinhard von Gerkan, who designed Berlin's central train station, said the building, which opened to great fanfare earlier this week, was a "pointless" symbol of power and prestige. It was no surprise that the tower had been erected in Dubai rather than somewhere like the US, "where rationality (..) plays a greater role than the need to demonstrate power," he told Deutschlandradio Kultur. The Burj, which reaches more than 2000 feet into the sky, would suffer from astronomical maintenance costs and would never make a profit, he warned. The building was designed by British architect Adrian Smith. It has 160 floors, using 330,000 cubic metres of reinforced concrete and103,000 square meters of glass. It is some 300 metres taller than the previous record holder, Taipei 101. [Edited 1/6/10 6:14am] Riiiight 
Lets all pretend that the long history of self-absorption and arrogance of Western civilization never existed
When Americans and Europeans do it, its understandable. When Arabs do it, they're "wasting money"  rock steady baby,,,lets call this shit exactly what it is.
It is a huge achievement, considering that Dubai was damn near a rural state 20 years ago. Nothing and nobody can take this from them, they may have lost alot in the process but I don't think it'll be the end of the road for them. I say good for Dubai. [Edited 1/8/10 17:34pm] | |
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