Burj Dubai is Highest Building In The World

Burj Dubai ( kata burj dubai merupakan bahasa arab yang berarti menara dubai ) merupakan bangunan pencakar langit tertinggi di dunia. Terletak di Negera Uni Emirat Arab ( UEA ), tepatnya di kota Dubai. Ketinggian ke titik yang relevan sekitar 705 m ( est ). Dengan demikian rekor bangunan tertinggi yang sebelum nya didaulat oleh KVLY - TV di North Dakota AS ( dengan ketinggian 628,8 meter ) terpecahkan oleh bangunan Burj Dubai ini. Dan bangunan ini akan dilengkapi instalasi elevator terpanjang di dunia.

Vision Burj Dubai :

The Goal of Burj Dubai is not simply to the world's highest building. It's to embody the world's highest aspirations.

Burj Dubai looks different depending on where you're staying. For those living nearby. It is a shining accomplishment - tangible proof of Dubai's central role in growing world. For those standing in other global capitals, it is a shining symbol - an icon of the new middle east; prosperous, dynamic, and successful.

In fact Burj Dubai is both, it is a fact - an unprecedented example of international cooperation - and a symbol - a beacon of progress for the entire world.

Developer Burj Dubai yakni Emaar Properties ini menyatakan bahwa bangunan Burj Dubai menjadi struktur tertinggi buatan manusia dalam sejarah, memiliki 160 tingkat. Dan bangunan ini diharapkan selesai pada awal tahun 2009.

Emaar Properties merupakan public joint stock company yang bermarkas di Dubai, merupakan perusahaan real estate terbesar di dunia.

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Emaar is en route to becoming one of the most valuable companies in the world by 2010.

Emaar Properties PJSC is one of the world’s largest real estate companies and is rapidly evolving to become a global provider of premier lifestyles. A Dubai-based Public Joint Stock Company, Emaar is listed on the Dubai Financial Market and is part of the Dow Jones Arabia Titans Index. Emaar has highlighted the remarkable global growth of the company by debuting on the 2007 Financial Times Global 500 ranking, which provides an annual snapshot of the world’s largest companies.

In tandem with Dubai’s rapid growth, Emaar has been shaping landscapes and lives in the Emirate since the company’s inception in 1997. Not just building homes, Emaar develops value-added, master-planned communities that meet the homebuyers’ full spectrum of lifestyle needs. A pioneer of innovative community-living concepts, Emaar is the prime mover of the Emirate’s real estate and construction sector.

In line with its Vision 2010, Emaar is charting a new course of growth through a two-pronged strategy of geographical expansion and business segmentation. Replicating its successful business model in Dubai, Emaar is extending its expertise in creating master-planned communities to international markets. Simultaneously, Emaar is developing new competencies in hospitality & leisure, malls, education, healthcare and financial services, which have evolved from its integrated approach to customer service and property development.

With six business segments and more than 60 active companies, Emaar has a collective presence in over 36 markets spanning the Middle East, North Africa, Pan-Asia, Europe and North America. The company has established operations in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, USA, Canada and United Kingdom.

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