Arieal photo of Dubai

Here is a nice arieal photo of Dubai, you can see the Burj Dubai easily from a plane if you fly over Dubai.

Burj Dubai October 3rd 2008 photo update

Burj Dubai October 3rd 2008 photo update, here is a photo update on the crane progress.. The first photo shows the size of each section. The second and third photos were taken today.

Burj Dubai October 2nd 2008 photo update

Burj Dubai October 2nd 2008 photo update, here is five photos taken today of the Burj Dubai. The upper crane has been taking down the lower crane and this will most likely take a couple days to complete, so progress on the Burj Dubai might slow for a week or so.

Burj Dubai October 1st 2008 photo update

Burj Dubai October 1st 2008 photo update, two photos of the Burj Dubai taken today. the spire is coming along nicely and more cladding has been placed on the 4th mech section.

Burj Dubai Fountain Announcement and Pics from Today

Back in June, Emaar Properties announced its intention to build a fountain, 275m in length, within the man-made lake at the Downtown Burj Dubai development. The fountain was intended to add to the ambitious downtown area, billed by Emaar as the "new soul of the city," and valued at US $20 billion (AED73 million) in total.

Today, work on the fountain is progressing towards an anticipated opening in the second quarter of 2009, giving it a little time in hand in which to whet the appetite of Dubai's residents and visitors, before the opening of the Burj Dubai itself.

The clock is ticking........

Construction is reportedly on course with 2500 staff currently employed on the fountain and related infrastructure projects. This will rise to 4000 as completion dates approach.

The tower alone supports 7500 staff. The size of the downtown development means that priorities change on a daily basis.

"It's a big collaboration of different projects, and trying to communicate effectively is an ongoing challenge," says fountain project manager Michael Scott.

"Everyone wants to meet their goals so you have to balance what is critical and what is not. What's critical today may not be critical tomorrow. There may be a change of direction on something."

A change in direction is something that the Downtown Burj Dubai development has seen on more than one occasion.

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