Three towers

From left to right:

1- Decadence and Sin: Address hotel (3rd place in terms of relative height).

2- Humility and peace. Minaret (2nd place).

3- Agressive Expansion. Burj Khalifa (1st place).

Here is the same picture as one from the previous post, but minus the plane. This shot was taken a few days after the picture with the plane.

Enjoy...

PS: Am thinking of submitting this to a photo competition.. any ideas?

Photographic winner...

... yes, Mr Rosh is correct!!! It's the Burj Khalifa.

A small prize for those who can guess how many tries it took to get this shot!

Hello guys.. great to see you: Dots, Mr Rosh, AA Rose, Ema...

and, I guess I'm here now.. that's what counts!

GDP growth and tall buildings

I found this article by the Economist interesting:

(please click on the picture below)



http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15205024&fsrc=nwl

(click above for the full article)

Burj Khalifa - Officially Opened - Pictures!

Dear Readers,

Finally, Burj Dubai, or Burj Khalifa has been officially opened by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai last night 4 Jan 2010. Which also marks his 4th year as Ruler of Dubai.

Here are some pics I took when I went up the Burj, and some pics from the opening night as well. Enjoy!



Pic from the opening night, with the fireworks doing their stuff!



More Fireworks from 4 Jan 2010!



This was taken from the 124th floor, or the observation deck. The highest floor is 158.
You can see how small other skyscrapers below are!



My favorite picture! The shadow of the Burj intersects SZR Junction 1, or the Defence Roundabout (old name).



A good view of the Business Bay



How small is Dubai Mall from this altitude?!



Ok, the engineer in me had to take this shot! The cleaning cradle is seen here from level 124 all the way to the supports much higher up. Cool view :)



This is a pic of the Address hotel (that I hate so much, but that's another story)

Enjoy and copy with referencing to this blog, coz these pictures are all mine.