DUBAI: Burj Dubai (700m/850m) Part 21

[mannix_10]

taken by Malec ....i think

[Mosaic]

massive!!!

[Orion602]

Originally Posted by mannix_10

taken by Malec ....i think

here Dubai looks like a mirage in the desert. impressive

[ZZ-II]

@Dubaiflo: Thank you flo, the first pic wasn't in my collection

Originally Posted by Domenico

Hey ZZ-II,

Would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your input the last few months.

In case you didnt already know about it, you can find a large amount of construction pics dating back to Jan-05 organised monthly here..

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/photos.html

I have saved all pic's from BDS...but from time to time i find some new pic's in the net. My oldest pic's are from August and December 2004.

[Imre]

06/11/2006

Burj Dubai update

no cladding yet might be afternoon.. but I found another facade test

[DocShergar]

Massive update Imre.
Had a feeling we would see one from you today

Is it me or have the wings began to catch the core slightly?

[ZZ-II]

best update ever. and that should be only 277m?? not really or?

[Skymyhusband]

You do a really fantastic job for us, Imre !!!!

[eng_kheffa]

WHAT AMAZING , BEST AND THE MUCH

THANK YOU IMRE

[Dennis]

amazing update, the Burj is HUGE

[Skyscrapercitizen]

I still can't believe this futuristic huge monster is rising for real!

[CrazyDave]

FANTASTIC updates. WOW!!! The building looks 300 Meters to me.

[Imre]

3 more pics from SZR , today

[Krazy]

the burj is seriously behind schedule.. not good for publicity

[Mosaic]

Originally Posted by Krazy

the burj is seriously behind schedule.. not good for publicity

oh! why's that?

[beyond 1000]

Originally Posted by ZZ-II

best update ever. and that should be only 277m?? not really or?

ZZ,

At this point I definitely have it at 295m or so as Culwulla was maintaining. No way 275m. Clearly above Millenium's 280m hands down. It is 4 to 5 meters short of 300. At 305m this building hits exactly 1000 ft tall and that is a mini milestone in itself.

At the end of it all I maintain between 830m and 860m. Somewhere I have read that they won't even announce the final height until opening day.

Just imagine this. BD can hit its full height and there is really no way of telling how high it really is. There is nothing in the city or anyplace else on earth, including the CN Tower, to compare it with. Once the spire is fully attached, it is anybody's guess as how high it really will be.

Think of it this way, can you tell the difference between 800m and 850m? If you can it will be a challenge.

Lotta fun, lotta fun.

[Pippoken]

First of all: I did an account switch, from Pippoke to Pippoken

for the rest:
hmmm, really disappointed that there was no facading today... (really looked forward to it ). But the photo update from Imre was perfect !! (it compensated it a little bit )

[DamienK]

Incredible update! It's an monumental edifice already, dwarfing the Great Pyramid many times over.

[Sky Tower]

Originally Posted by beyond 1000

ZZ,

At this point I definitely have it at 295m or so as Culwulla was maintaining. No way 275m. Clearly above Millenium's 280m hands down. It is 4 to 5 meters short of 300. At 305m this building hits exactly 1000 ft tall and that is a mini milestone in itself.

At the end of it all I maintain between 830m and 860m. Somewhere I have read that they won't even announce the final height until opening day.

Just imagine this. BD can hit its full height and there is really no way of telling how high it really is. There is nothing in the city or anyplace else on earth, including the CN Tower, to compare it with. Once the spire is fully attached, it is anybody's guess as how high it really will be.

Think of it this way, can you tell the difference between 800m and 850m? If you can it will be a challenge.

Lotta fun, lotta fun.

I agree. Based on my measurements when I visited last month and the addition of the new mechanical levels I put it around 288m to the top of L81.

There are means and ways of getting quite accurate readings, even at that height that will become even easier when the glass goes on!

For my measurements I used a tripod mounted Stanley-Bostitch FatMax TLM 300 Surveyor Tru-Laser Distance Measurer along with manual slide rule compass meter. Aligning base to top at a known distance I could get a very accurate reading within a half a percent.

Slugbelch at SSP has constant updates using an updated m/floor equation that's always a fairly accurate bet as to the current height.

This is my first post on SSC but have been a forumer on SSP for quite a while now.

A big shout out to all of you guys here, especially those who are also synonymous at SSP

I've registered here at the request of malec to inform the makers and contributors of The Megaprojects Video that I'm starting a dedicated website about the massive building projects in Dubai and I gathered that this was probably the best thread to catch most of you on.

It's a website that will have all of the latest construction updates with content specificly for SSC/SSP forumers, supplied by forumers.

An easy to navigate one stop shop for any technical data, updates, photos, videos etc provided by forumers who have their own interest and expertise.

So, calling 'flo, Imre, Krazy, STR, malec, Dazz, Altin-D, Smussuw, Dubai-Boy, Raptor, Tom Green, Guy In Dubai, beyond 1000 (...and Slugbelch from SSP) and anyone else who would love to contribute towards this site is welcome to post any ideas they would like to see in their 'wish list' on the sites template that I have made before I start adding the content in the coming weeks ahead.

For now there's a dedicated thread at http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=119337 which will handle any questions, thoughts, ideas, feedback and content etc; but wanted all the SSC members to know the site is there and any requests can be sent via the 'contact us' link within the site.

It's located at http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com

Have fun and I'll check back soon

[SpaceScraper]

A big round of applause for Imre. The pictures are great!