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January 17, 2007

Dubai tower builder keeps options open to win height record

  • Emaar Properties is prepared to add more stories to its skyscraper if a competing developer mounts a challenge.
    • By JIM KRANE
    Associated Press Writer

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Burj Dubai skyscraper under construction here reached its 100th story on Tuesday, nearly two-thirds of the way in its relentless climb to become the world's tallest building.

    With 3,000 laborers adding a new floor nearly every three days, the $1 billion spire is days away from surpassing a neighboring skyscraper that is currently the tallest in the Middle East, Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties said.


     
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