Opening of Burj Dubai tomorrow, 4th January 2010

The long-awaiting opening of Burj Dubai finally comes, one more day, tomorrow, 4th January 2010 will be the official opening of the skyscraper, the world tallest building and even the world tallest man made structure. The date is chosen, as the same date of the four anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum becoming the ruler of Dubai, the day that is dear to hearts of everyone, as mentioned by Emaar chairman, Mohammed Alabar. The tower is designed by skyscraper-pro architect, Adrian Smith.


Picture 1: Overall look of the building, Burj Dubai.



The opening ceremony will be organized as a grand ceremony, to mark the opening of the tower, the landmark and masterpiece of Dubai. The current height of the building is 824.55m to be exact, and it can be raised, so that other future buildings will never grab the world tallest title from this tower easily. The construction of such a tall building, in such a condition (high wind, dust, on a desert) is really an engineering breakthrough. The architecture is marvelous too, based on the design of Arabic flower. Burj in Arabic means tower.





Picture 2: View from the top of pinnacle of Burj Dubai, looking down.
Details of the opening ceremony:
Time: 21.00 United Arab Emirates time (17.00 GMT)
Date: 4th January 2010 (Monday)
Location: Burj Island.
Events: Fireworks, light shows, and new song for the Dubai Fountain, world tallest fountain.





Picture 3: Fireworks installed on the tower.



The first phase will be opened by tomorrow, and the commercial area in the building will be opened for business. Some areas are not completed yet, on the interior works. Landscaping works have been completed around the tower and Burj Island, and fireworks have been installed on the tower. The fireworks used will be the first of its kind…how does it looks like for a building with such a great height with fireworks blowing out in creative styles…it will be very amazing!

Picture 4: The light show (rehearsal) of the Burj Dubai.




Tomorrow, is the big day, for Dubai, for United Arab Emirates, and for the whole world too, especially to the fans of skyscrapers. This building isn’t skyscraper, it’s a superscraper, first in the world, exceeding 800m in height and can be seen 100km away. It is not only a building, it is an icon, a symbol of human achievement!
I will be gathering information and writing a post, on the opening ceremony, after the event, probably on the next post, with all fantastic pictures to be expected. The information and pictures from this post is mainly obtained from this informative website,www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com




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To be honest, I am not that excited about it.....Lets see how it will look like tomorrow. They said that the difference in the time of sunset (Adhan Maghrib) at Ramadan for those who fast from the very top of the tower to the ground floor is one minute!!!
Local newspaper are very excited about this event.