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World’s Tallest Building Opens -How Tall Is Too Tall?

The Burj Dubai – Arabic for Dubai Tower – opened on Jan. 4, at a supposed height of 2,717 feet. Construction began on September 21, 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on October 1, 2009. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP (Chicago) are listed as the architect and engineer of …

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