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| New Dubai tower 'to surpass' world's tallest building Burj Khalifa | New Dubai tower 'to surpass' world's tallest building Burj Khalifa |
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| Developers have announced plans to build a new tower in Dubai to surpass the Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building. | Developers have announced plans to build a new tower in Dubai to surpass the Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building. |
| Emaar Properties has not announced the height of the proposed tower, saying only that it would be "a notch" taller than the Burj Khalifa's 828m (2,717ft). | Emaar Properties has not announced the height of the proposed tower, saying only that it would be "a notch" taller than the Burj Khalifa's 828m (2,717ft). |
| The $1bn (£710m) project is scheduled to be completed for the Dubai Expo trade fair in 2020. | The $1bn (£710m) project is scheduled to be completed for the Dubai Expo trade fair in 2020. |
| It is expected to have residential units, a rooftop courtyard and a hotel. | It is expected to have residential units, a rooftop courtyard and a hotel. |
| The new tower is designed by Spanish-Swiss neo-futuristic architect Santiago Calatrava Valls and will be supported by a matrix of cables. | The new tower is designed by Spanish-Swiss neo-futuristic architect Santiago Calatrava Valls and will be supported by a matrix of cables. |
| The structure's design means that it is unlikely to be widely recognized as a taller "building" than the Burj Khalifa even if it surpasses it in height, Associated Press reported. | The structure's design means that it is unlikely to be widely recognized as a taller "building" than the Burj Khalifa even if it surpasses it in height, Associated Press reported. |
| Emaar-built Burj Khalifa is expected to be overtaken by the 1km-high (0.6 mile) Kingdom Tower in Jeddah as the world's tallest building in 2020. | |
| The construction will be the centre piece of the redevelopment of the Dubai Creek, the heart of old Dubai. It will also have observation decks and restaurants. | The construction will be the centre piece of the redevelopment of the Dubai Creek, the heart of old Dubai. It will also have observation decks and restaurants. |
| The announcement from the government-backed company comes as developers continue to launch new projects amid what experts are saying is a softening real state sector. | The announcement from the government-backed company comes as developers continue to launch new projects amid what experts are saying is a softening real state sector. |