One more time, an image shot by me of the World’s tallest building, Burj Khaleej aka Burj Dubai has been chosen under the theme of "Buildings and Structures".

The link to image is at fotoflock.com/index.php/photogallery/shooter/4367

The image was shot in January 2009 when the work for completing the building was in full swing. I can still recollect the day when I was roaming in Downtown Burj area, this area was worked upon by many workers and laborers. On that day, the colorful fountains were being fitted getting ready to dance to music tunes on the launch day in January 2010.

World’s tallest tower inaugurated yesterday has been renamed as Burj Khalifa. The rename has been done to honor the President of UAE and the king of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa.

I have no insider information on why the renaming has been done but seems like a fine gesture by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rasheed al-Maktoum. In the recent past of 2009 end, Abu Dhabi had bailed out property builder Nakheel which is developing the mega multi billion USD project named Dubai World.

The inauguration was done yesterday on Jan 4 2010.

Hold your breath!

Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest tower standing at the height of 828m (2,716.5 ft) with 160 floors will be inaugurated today on January 4th 2010.

Emaar construction group will showcase this tower to the world in a majestic opening ceremony. The lights, sound show are expected to be brilliant specially after the opening done by Atlantis -The palm.

See more details see the official site at www.burjdubai.com. Due to heavy load of visitors, the site might take some time to load. After all, it is an awaited day for many people all over the world.

The ceremony will be showcased to many local people by installing large screens at Downtown Dubai. When I had visited Dubai during my vacation, the tower was in construction stage and the entire tower height had been achieved.

Days were ending and I was looking to exploring the city of Dubai more. There are just so many places which have become famous that you would like to visit them in your tour. Some of the places are truly iconic in their appearance.

This day was marked to the urban architecture and the might of Dubai’s infrastructure. We started at around 10 am and the first destination was the Jumeirah mosque on the posh Jumeirah road. It is a beautifully crafted mosque which symbolizes the art and culture of the Arabic society. The mosque is liberal in outlook and people from different religions can also visit it during the tour hours. The mosque is located in one of the most luxurious places in Dubai on the Jumeirah road with bungalows around it.the skyscrapers are distant from this landmark and is heavily dominated by the whites.

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A preview of the worlds tallest tower under construction in Dubai. This photo is captured almost an year back and seems to be almost done from the exteriors. The interiors are the one which takes a lot of time for completion.

It is placed adjacent to the Dubai mall which is also one the biggest malls in Asia. The tendency of making things big in size is in the genes of Middle east. It is a trade hub and architectural marvel. Another one of them is the Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and the much talked about Dubai World which has now caught attention of all after the debts issue with the project and repayment problems.

The official website of the tallest tower is www.burjdubai.com . The website has details of the tower and its structural components. It also compares the tower with other tall buildings of the world.

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Dubai is a dream place for people all over the world to just come , enjoy the city and around.