BURJ DUBAI, a photo from Dubai, West

Photographer's Note

World Records held by the Burj Dubai

* Tallest building in the world - surpassing Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 metres (1,667 ft) had held the title of the 'tallest building in the world' since it opened in 2004
* Tallest man-made structure in the world - surpassing the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, USA, which stands at 628.8 metres (2,063 ft)
* Tallest free-standing structure in the world - breaking the 31-year-old record of CN Tower, which stands at 553.33 metres (1,815.5 ft)
* Largest number of storeys in the world - over 160
* Highest occupied floor in the world - Level 160
* Highest outdoor observation deck in the world - Level 124
* World record for vertical concrete pumping - over 600 metres, beating the previous record held by Taipei 101 (448 metres or 1,470 ft)
* Tallest service elevator in the world - 504 metres (1,654 ft), more than the height of Taipei 101 (448 metres) and almost one-and-a-half times that of the Empire State Building in New York (381 metres)
* World record for the highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade
* World's highest swimming pool on Level 76 (over 260 metres; over 853 ft)

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Critiques | Translate

martou (1660) 2010-03-22 15:42

bonjour Rui,
unrealistic architecture, thats just too extreme structure, well framed,
bravo Martin

Bergenphotos (3326) 2010-03-22 16:10

Hello Rui.
I have always been fascinated of tall buildings, and then especially this one of course. I like the shot and I think you chose a good angle which compares it to the other ones in the foreground. That blue sky looks nice too. Thanks for giving the first great shot from this building I've seen on TE. However, I've made a workshop just to show you my suggestions.

Regards, Fredrik

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ecoli1946 (259) 2010-03-22 18:12

Bonjour Rui,

La Pise des temps modernes?
Réjean

danielswalsh (13597) 2010-03-22 19:25

Impressive building, but your shots a bit crooked and quite dark Rui.

Kind Regards,
- Dan

jimmj63 (0) 2010-03-23 0:54

... and the more vain building in the world.
(the skyscrapers were born because the hight prices of the ground suggest to build many flats in a little place, but in Dubai there is only desert!)

Of course it is a building of records, but all Dubai town is a fake city.

ciao, Giacomo

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2010-03-23 11:52

Olá Rui,
gostei do corte vertical que fez nessa foto, e a qualidade ficou ótima também. Impressionante a altura e ainda bem que lá não tem terremoto.
Parabéns e Abraço

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2010-08-11 1:40

Ola Rui! Excellent vertical take. Amazing modern architecture. Good minimal composition. Superb colours. Splendid effect. Abracos!

iainsp (3298) 2010-09-16 4:19

Hi Rui,

the building looks like a space rocket and you have helped enhance that impression with your own skills:

The severe vertical cropping is essential for this photograph, the slight tilt of the building off the vertical is a great touch (this doesn't always work, but you have hendled it very well to give the impression of movement to what could be a static scene) and the graduation you have given to the sky turns this almost in to an astronomical shot - with lighter sky at the bottom and the deep blue of deep space at the top.

A very well managed work, great stuff, Iain

milad_abazari (1648) 2012-05-13 9:59

Hello
What a beautiful composition and great depth in this image is created.
With respect.