剛發了一篇「TOP 10 未建造之 有夠神奇建築」講到阿拉伯人，就看到這篇新聞報導，說阿拉伯那邊有人要蓋更高的樓，把杜拜塔(Burj Dubai)幹掉....出處
阿聯酋迪拜將建1100米世界最高大樓
2008-10-06 北京晚報
阿聯酋迪拜5日宣佈，將新建一座全世界最高摩天大樓，輕鬆超越已接近完工的現階段第一高樓「迪拜塔」。
再創新高
著名地產開發商Nakheel集團計劃修建的這座大樓高約為1100米，相當於3座紐約基萊斯勒大廈疊加的高度。
Nakheel集團總裁克里斯‧奧唐奈說：「這是一個極富創造力的設計，令人難以置。」
奧唐奈說，新樓完工預計需要十幾年時間，屆時將成為Nakheel集團「新迪拜」建築計劃的中心建築。新樓基建工程已經動工。
新樓建成後，將擁有超過200個樓層以及約150部電梯。新樓由4棟獨立建築組成，中心是一個開放式庭院。
渣打銀行分析師柏度馬里奧斯‧瑪拉謝夫提斯說，在全球信貸危機和經濟不佳的情況下，新樓計劃顯得雄心勃勃。
信心勃勃
奧唐奈說，雖然現在世界經濟大局不景氣，但他對世界新第一高樓計劃充滿信心。
在迪拜現代化建設中，Nakheel集團包攬了主要建築任務。這裡原先是海灣地區一個小漁村，幾十年間成為一個主要商業和旅遊中心。
新樓設計靈感來自於西班牙阿爾汗布拉宮和埃及亞歷山大港等，民族風格濃鬱。
Nakheel集團董事長蘇丹‧艾哈邁德‧本‧蘇拉耶姆說：「這在迪拜絕無僅有。」
攀比成風海灣國家興建摩天大樓的熱情始終不減，甚至互相攀比，爭相修建世界第一高樓。
科威特打算建造一座1001米高的摩天塔，工程靈感來自阿拉伯經典《一千零一夜》；沙特阿拉伯則有意建1600米高的摩天塔。
仍未完工的「杜拜塔(Burj Dubai)」是現有世界第一高樓，最終高度仍是個謎。
「杜拜塔(Burj Dubai)」由Nakheel集團主要競爭對手艾馬地產公司興建。
艾馬公司對「杜拜塔(Burj Dubai)」當前最新高度保密。上月初，艾馬公司宣佈「杜拜塔(Burj Dubai)」已達2257英呎(約合688.4米)「創紀錄新高度」。
「杜拜塔(Burj Dubai)」預計明年9月完工。艾馬公司說「迪拜塔」最終高度將超過1000米。
何珊(新華社專稿)
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Nakheel Designs Al Burj: 1,050m Tower in Dubai
August 18, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Al Burj (The Tall Tower) project being planned by Nakheel will be 1,050 metres tall, comfortably exceeding the height of the rival Burj Dubai and making it the world's tallest building.
Nakheel has kept the tower's height a closely guarded secret as it waits for its more advanced rival, being developed by Emaar Properties, to reach its final height later this year. However, MEED has confirmed that design plans show the tower to be more than 1 kilometre tall, at 1,050 metres.
「At that height, the Tall Tower will definitely be taller than the Burj Dubai,」 says a source working on the Burj Dubai. 「Emaar has not announced the full height, but the contractors are working to plans for a 700-metre tower, and we expect its final height to be about 800 metres.」
The Burj Dubai became the world's tallest building on 21 July, at 512 metres, and is due to be completed in 2008.
Designs for the Tall Tower show 228 floors, a four-level basement and one service sub-level – a total built-up area of 1.49 million square metres with 492,000 square metres of useable space. It will house offices, apartments and hotels. The top habitable floor will be at 850 metres, topped by a 200-metre central spire with a three-level function area and three service floors.
However, the location of the tower could change again. It was originally called Al-Burj and destined for Palm Jumeirah, before becoming part of the Dubai Waterfront scheme. Nakheel is still reviewing its options.
「The site has never been fixed and has always been under review in the context of the strategic plan for Dubai,」 says a spokesperson for the developer.
According to industry sources, the tower has been forced to move to the Ibn Battuta mall area as it violated Department of Civil Aviation height restrictions because of its proximity to the new Dubai World Central airport at Jebel Ali. Nakheel denies this. 「No height restrictions have been placed on Nakheel in the waterfront area by the Department of Civil Aviation,」 says the spokesperson.
Tenders for the contract to build the tower are expected early in 2008. Meanwhile, several consultants and contractors are assisting Nakheel with the project. 「No pre-construction contract has been awarded or considered at this stage,」 says the spokesperson. 「We are talking to large-scale contractors, including [Japan's] Taisei Corporation, to assist with the buildability analysis of the early design of the superstructure.」