Burj Dubai Inauguration

More on Burj Dubai Inauguration below. This is the message I received from Arabtec Pakistan just now. Thanks.    Arabtec, who are the Main Contractor in joint venture with Samsung and Besix, for Burj Dubai is proud to announce the opening of this flagship Project. The world's tallest building constructed at a cost of Dh5.5 billion, a global icon and an example of Dubai's ability to achieve what few people thought possible. Burj Dubai will be officially inaugurated today by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in a ceremony beamed live into billions of homes across the world. The endless mystery of its actual height is to be revealed today.  Hundreds of international media, including Dubai TV, will report live from the scene. So Do not miss to watch the live telecast of this iconic experience tonight.   Khaleej times is doing a special coverage for this occasion. http://www.khaleejt imes.com/ burjdubai/ index.asp       Amidst financial turmoil, Burj Dubai the world tallest building structure is set to open with a fanfare. New design, engineering, and construction technologies are allowing civil engineers to realize infrastructure projects of unprecedented scale and complexity. Sophisticated software programs and processing power let builders push materials and structures to their dramatic limits. Robotics and global positioning satellite systems are changing the way construction happens. The colossal tallest building skyscraper on the planet is undoubtedly an engineering triumph. It is a symbol of optimism, collective power of mankind. Dubai shrugs off debt crisis as it prepares to open world's tallest building (even though it's still not finished) By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 4:36 PM on 03rd January 2010   The world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai, officially opens its doors tomorrow despite being far from complete.   Costing £2.5billion, the vast structure stands more than 2,684ft (818metres) tall and has more than 160 floors.   But these photographs, taken on New Year's Eve, show a ramshackle interior full of bare concrete walls, piles of unused materials and exposed pipes.   Race against time: Thousands of construction workers have been drafted in to touch up the Burj Dubai - the world's tallest building - ahead of its opening ceremony tomorrow   While its developers had envisioned it as an iconic symbol of Dubai's new wealth and industrial might, its current unfinished state is perhaps unsurprising considering the municipality' s recent financial crisis.   Monday's glitzy opening ceremony comes six years after construction on the tower began.   But construction workers are racing against the clock to touch up the building, both on the inside and out, before the dignitaries arrive. Thousands are said to have been rushed in over the weekend in a desperate push to complete the job.   Over the last three decades Dubai has witnessed a massive surge in cash. Developers backed by new money invested heavily - turning the once struggling desert city into a sprawling metropolis of lights and plush buildings.   To cap off the megalopolis' s massive growth the company behind the Burj Dubai, Emaar Properties, and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, intended for their biggest ever skyscraper to be the jewel in the crown.   The behemoth stands at a whopping 818metres - a height which will be confirmed tomorrow - and will dwarf the rest of the world's tallest skyscrapers.   Ramshackle: Inside the £2.5billion mega-structure, concrete walls remain bare and there are piles of unused materials and exposed pipes     Developers have touted an idea that residents living in one of its 900 private apartments will eventually be able to catch an elevator to work in one of its 37 floors of office space.   And with shops, restaurants, leisure facilities, including an outdoor pool, and the highest ever nightclub, 20 floors above the gym, it is still hoped one day 'towerfolk' can live their whole lives without even stepping outside.   On floor 39, a luxury Armani Hotel - the design of which was reportedly overseen by Giorgio Armani himself - will let the rich and famous enjoy fixtures and fittings created by the fashion guru.   But as the world recession set in - while the 'Burj' was half built - construction projects around Dubai ground to a halt.   Monday's glitzy opening ceremony comes six years after construction on the tower began... and continues   The city is now dealing with a real estate crash as the borrowed money needed to make the Dubai dream come true continues dries up. While development still surged forward at the Burj Dubai, it was made possible only by gigantic billion dollar bailouts from rich United Arab Emirates cousin Abu Dhabi.   And on the day of its official completion, interested parties face further problems. All of the apartments are said to have been sold but its still a mystery who will eventually move in. There is also said to be little interest in new Dubai office space. Developers still say that their vision will come true.   But as the city celebrates, the building is mainly vacant and could leave officials red-faced on Monday.   Long way down: The spectacular view from the top may be a little unsettling for some stomachs   Roof with a view: A firework cylinder can be seen in the foreground in advance of tomorrow's celebrations, while the 818metre high structure affords an incredible panorama   Even though many of the building's 160 stories are unfinished, organisers are celebrating the launch with an arsenal of fireworks. Pyrotechnics fitted to the building can clearly be seen on its exterior.   A company employee, who asked to remain anonymous, said: 'The inauguration ceremony is to tell the world that we have finished it. 'What has been done is meeting the individual customer's needs. We have met the contracted agreement. Since it started it has continued at one floor being built every week.   'The dates are not confirmed yet but at present we will hand over the residence suites on March 22, the Armani Residences on January 17 and the corporate suites on March 1.'   The employee insisted the Burj Dubai is still the 'jewel in the gulf' - demonstrating the city's financial boom..   'It is the tallest building in the world and the first of its kind,' they said. 'From inside it looks like a Porsche if you want to talk about luxury.'   Big brother: In a city filled with high-rise buildings, the Burj Dubai dwarfs all around it   Giant: Burj Dubai is comfortably the world's tallest building