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Discuss this article (4 Comments)First video from top of Burj Dubai
by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Tuesday, 23 June 2009
How would it feel to stand on the top of the world’s tallest building? This amateur video doing the rounds on youtube was taken from the top of the spire on the Burj Dubai.
Earlier this month, Arabian Business had reported that construction of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai, will be completed in time for a soft opening in September. “The spire is done, what you can see now is its maximum height, a top official with construction firm Arabtec had said.
Related: IN PICS: Burj Dubai latest photos
Standing at over 800 metres tall, Burj Dubai is at the centre of Downtown Burj Dubai, a 500-acre mega project Emaar is creating in the heart of Dubai.
And here’s a note from the uploader of the video: “If you think it’s [the video] little shaky… you try climbing 3,000ft up a metal pipe in 45 degrees Celcius.”
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Missed the Point ?
Posted by Tony on Thursday 25 June 2009 at 09:07 UAE time
@ Cholo Jopson: Sir I think YOU missed the point here. You have been trailing all development...........but you were not able to take the first Video and post it on your tube or your website, and talking about this videographer being inexperienced...........I can see you are Jealous.
Posted by Tony on Thursday 25 June 2009 at 09:07 UAE time
@ Cholo Jopson: Sir I think YOU missed the point here. You have been trailing all development...........but you were not able to take the first Video and post it on your tube or your website, and talking about this videographer being inexperienced...........I can see you are Jealous.
remove crane
Posted by Rob, Manama, Bahrain on Thursday 25 June 2009 at 07:57 UAE time
I believe it is dismantled and taken down in the lift!
Posted by Rob, Manama, Bahrain on Thursday 25 June 2009 at 07:57 UAE time
I believe it is dismantled and taken down in the lift!
remove crane
Posted by rob on Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 15:56 UAE time
how did they remove the crane from the roof?
Posted by rob on Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 15:56 UAE time
how did they remove the crane from the roof?
You missed the point guys!
Posted by Cholo Jopson, Dubai, UAE on Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 14:29 UAE time
I have written an article and uploaded it on a website - Burj Dubai: The World Watches As It Rises Into Heaven. Since then, I have been trailing all development about the world’s tallest. To my surprise, the amateur video you featured is a disappointment. The video was captured by an inexperienced videographer who might even be an aero acrophobic. The chance was rare, but the tandem still missed to portray the might and grandeur, despite some unwanted incidents, of the tallest tower from its peak.
Posted by Cholo Jopson, Dubai, UAE on Wednesday 24 June 2009 at 14:29 UAE time
I have written an article and uploaded it on a website - Burj Dubai: The World Watches As It Rises Into Heaven. Since then, I have been trailing all development about the world’s tallest. To my surprise, the amateur video you featured is a disappointment. The video was captured by an inexperienced videographer who might even be an aero acrophobic. The chance was rare, but the tandem still missed to portray the might and grandeur, despite some unwanted incidents, of the tallest tower from its peak.
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