World's taaaaaaaaaallest Tower............just 800m only

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SPECIFICATIONS - BURJ DUBAI (DUBAI TOWER) AND DUBAI MALL, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Key Data Order year 2003 Construction start 2004 Project type Mall, residential and retail facilities and world's tallest skyscraper Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates Estimated investment Dh800 million (mall, residential and retail facilities); Dh3.9 billion (tower) Completion 2006 (mall); 2007 (tower) Retail space 5 million square ft² Shops 1,000 Car parking 16,000 spaces Key Players Sponsor EMAAR Properties PJSC Lead contractors, designers, architects and engineers DC Architects PTE Limited, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Bauer Spezialtiefbau, Middle East Foundations, Turner Construction Corporation, Grocon, Lerch, Bates and Associates Incorporated You can't say they don't have a vision. Remarkably, the inspiration for the tower comes from - a flower. The Hymenocallis is a plant widely cultivated in Dubai , India and around the region. It's harmonious structure is one of the organizing principles for the design.