Burj Khalifa developer eyes taller tower
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DUBAI is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of its world’s tallest building vowing yesterday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of Babylon.
The company behind the project, Dubai-based Emaar Properties, hopes the new tower will entice a fresh wave of landmark view-seeking homeowners even as it raises numerous other promised skyscrapers and repairs a prominent one gutted by fire on New Year’s Eve.
Company Chairman Mohamed Alabbar said the new observation tower would be “a notch” taller than the 828-meter Burj Khalifa.
But the new tower will not be a traditional skyscraper but more of a cable-supported spire containing “garden” observation decks graced with trees and other greenery. Emaar says it will also contain a boutique hotel, restaurants and glass balconies that rotate outside the wall of the tower.
It will be the US$1 billion centerpiece of a new 6 square-kilometer development on the edge of the Dubai Creek, near a protected wildlife sanctuary that regularly attracts flamingoes and other water birds.
Alabbar likened the structure, designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, to a 21st-century Eiffel Tower that can lure tourists and property buyers willing to pay a premium for nearby apartments with a view. It is due to open when Dubai hosts the World Expo in 2020.
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