Nakheel, the developer that created the man-made islands in Dubai, has announced plans to create a skyscraper that will far surpass the height of the current world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai.
The building will have “more than 200 floors” and be part of “a multi-billion pound development”, the company said.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, a cautious Nakheel chief executive officer, Christopher O’Donnell, said: “From our perspective, we are building a tower that’s going to be over a kilometre in height. This is a complete iconic development. It may be the tallest.”
Although the exact height was not released, it is expected to be 3,280 feet or higher by its completion in 2020. That will place it comfortably ahead of Burj Dubai’s expected height of 2,684 feet when it tops out next year.
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