The Burj Dubai will be measured from the concourse level when completed and final height will in fact be 825 meters and not 819 meters as I have been posting. Everyone has been measuring from highest ground level which is ground level, but as you can see here the concourse level is the one facing the lake.
Its nice to post photos of Dubai that are green with flowers and trees... So many of the photos of Dubai that we see are brown and grey and it looks like everything is just one big desert. When in fact there are many green spots in Dubai, in the future when the canals are finished Dubai will be far more green and beautiful.
The first photo is a areal from the Burj Al Arab Hotel looking toward downtown Dubai and the Burj Dubai. You will want to click on this photo and see the full size image as its nice photo of greater Dubai. the lower three photos are of the Burj Dubai and surrounding towers at sun set. The reflection off the cladding is most beautiful in these photos.
The construction workers at the Burj Dubai site have set two steel beams of level 10 of the spire works. As of now the Burj Dubai is at level 170 650 meters or 2132 feet in height and the tallest man made structure of all time. Here is the latest Burj Dubai diagram that shows the two new steel beams in place.
Burj Dubai May 19th 2008 photo update, The Boulevard is progressing, they planted some palms, leveled the road, etc., and the entry from Doha Road has now been shifted, the elevated road can be finished this way. They have also started excavation and construction of the underground parking garage beneath the boulevard. More residential towers will be ready to rise soon and the earea around the Burj Dubai will be more compact. Once the Dubai Mall is finished we will see a lot of progress in this area, right now the area is used for storage and logistics.
