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Height

This is to be at least 700m tall and that has been quoted by Nakheel so it's not speculation at all. The source is already there. It's the burj dubai vs al burj article.

For gods sake please stop changing the height, "at least 700m" is what's mentioned in the article and nothing else. By the looks of that render it could well be over this but let's keep to what we know for sure.

in the burjdubaiskyscraper.com it's 800 meters.

- That's only a predicted height.

  • 700 meters? I thought the proposed height was well over a kilometer tall. I forgot who it was, but I believe a representative from Al Nakheel said that the tower would taller than Burj Dubai for sure. Sherwelthlangley 02:22, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]


New Source

A new article from www.meed.com (from 10th August) [1] says the total height of the tower will be 1050m, and 850m topped by a 200m spire. They also say it'll have 228 floors with 5 more underground, and that the location is still unknown. Unfortunately the article can only be viewed by subscription but it was posted on www.skyscrapercity.com aswell [2] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rahmalec (talk • contribs) 11:22:56, August 19, 2007 (UTC).

I'm confused

The figures on the right of it's hight to tip massively contradict the rest of the artical that state that it's meant to be one of the tallest (the heights shown would comfortably make it the tallest).

Also, it says at the beggining that it was hyped to be one of the tallest towers - but if it was originally considered to be 1,600m, that would make it the tallest by far.

This artical is seriously messed up, it needs to sort its figures out.

The developer has not yet confirmed a location, a final design, a project plan, or got the money together for the project. One can only assume they have said it will be the one of the tallest in case it takes a while to get the project started, at which time there may be other buildings in competition. Unfortunately, the secrecy around the project details has led to speculation from many sources. Various heights ranging from 700m to 1600m have been mentioned at various times, leaving everyone confused. Astronaut 07:58, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, the location has indeed been chosen. A member at skyscrapercity.com heard rumors of the new location, and he went and found the plot and took pictures of ongoing soil testing. Also, a reliable insider source there has seen the new design though he can't divulge it since it is confidential. He says it has been completely redesigned. Expect to hear official word on this project soon. 71.110.200.88 01:11, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe they're soil-testing other locations as well? It's still a rumour from someone on a forum. Now, if there was a big hole in the ground and a big billboard outside the site saying "Al Burj opening 201?", then we would have a location. 'Til then, its all speculation :-)) Astronaut 03:14, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 05:21, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Latest News

The latest from the SkyscraperPage.com is Al Burj is definitely going ahead at the 'Dubai Waterfront' reclaimation near Palm Jumeirah. Soil testing started on 2nd Nov 2007. If no problems then construction will start in the first half of 2008. Height is still 1050m total, with 200 floors. That obvuously includes the spire, but roof top would be about 900m. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.123.128.114 (talk) 01:53, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can you provide a reference? Astronaut 13:18, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That was from a fraudulent source. In fact, this tower has been moved completely from the Waterfront, and will be built near the Dubai Marina. Also it has been completely redesigned, though the design has not been revealed yet. Rumors suggest that March could be the final launch and the revealing of the new design. Also, work has started on this tower in the form of pile testing. Basically this entire article is out of date and wrong. I couldn't even start to try to revise it.--71.110.206.11 (talk) 05:27, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Architects

Is the "Pei Partnership Architects" anything to do with I. M. Pei or Pei Cobb Freed & Partners? Astronaut 15:15, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i found a new rendering of the Al Burj

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/Al_Burj/al_burj.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.14.240.200 (talk) 18:01, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When will the Al Burj Start?

I have been hearing rumors of this so-called building since 2004. It has been over 4 years and I don't see anything. The Building was supposed to start in 2007, but that was a lie. The Building was also supposed to be the tallest Building in the world at 1600 meters but that was a lie too. Then they said 1200 meters, but that was a lie too. Then they said 1,050 meters but that was a lie too. Now they say 700 meters. So it's somewhere between 700-1600 meters. That is a 900 meter range!!!!! The range they give is about the size of the Burj Dubai!!! I mean seriously can't they narrow that a little bit. I heard they started soil testing on November 2, 2008, but I think that is just a bunch of crap because does soil testing take more than 6 months? I mean it is May 2008 and they said they would build the building in 2007 after soil testing. I am starting to think this building is a joke because of inconsistent heights and groundbreaking dates. Maybe this tower wasn't supposed to start construction in 2007, but in 2207? 2207 is much more likely. What do you think?Maldek (talk) 04:37, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Although Wikipedia is not a forum, I will respond to this message. There have been no announcements by Nakheel (the developer) since they announced this project for Dubai Waterfront (now simply called Waterfront). Most renderings of Waterfront do not show this building. But, there have been unofficial resports that Nakheel will still build this building somewhere else. You should just be patient and let history take its course. Now, please only use talk pages to discuss changes on the article. Thank you. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 00:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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