Dubai Unveils World’s Tallest Building

Monday, 04 January 2010 | by Pat's Picks

A world record will be set in Dubai today as the tallest building ever constructed is unveiled to the public. USA Today says at more than 2,625 feet, the Burj Dubai took only five years to complete, a sign of “Dubai’s raging push to reshape itself over a few years from a small-time desert outpost into a cosmopolitan urban giant packed with skyscrapers.” The Kuwait Times says the exact height of the building is being guarded as closely as building itself, which is under extremely tight security amid preparations for tonight’s unveiling.