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Monday, October 10, 2016

Dubai begins building ‘world’s tallest’ tower

Dubai started development work Monday on a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, which is at present the world's tallest high rise.

The Gulf emirate's ruler, Sheik Mohammed receptacle Rashid al-Maktoum, denoted the weight of The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor as development specialists established frameworks for the high rise at an inconceivable fix of sand.

The structure "will be the world's tallest tower when finished in 2020," said an announcement issued at the function.

Dubai's designer mammoth Emaar Properties declared arrangements to assemble the review tower in April, saying it will be "a step" higher than Burj Khalifa, which stands 828 meters (2,700 feet) high.

Emaar has not uncovered the correct last tallness of the tower.

It said in April that the structure will cost around $1 billion (900 million euros).

Outlined by Spanish-Swiss engineer Santiago Calatrava Valls, the tower will have perception decks giving 360-degree perspectives of the beachfront city.

Emaar Chairman Mohamed Alabbar said the tower will be finished before the Expo 2020 exchange reasonable which Dubai is getting ready to have.

In April, Emaar said the tower will be slim, summoning the picture of a minaret, and will be tied down to the ground with solid links.

Dubai has set up a notoriety for building many modern high-rises, which have changed its horizon.

Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding is building a tower in Jeddah that is wanted to outperform the Burj Khalifa, rising more than a kilometer.

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