Al Burj

This is a supertall skyscraper proposed in Dubai, UAE by developer Al Nakheel.

Nakheel is in talks with several potential contractors which include South Korean Samsung Group who is also building the Burj Dubai, Japanese Shimizu Corp. and Australian Grocon.

On 16 March 2007, an article posted on Construction UAE and MEED.com, indicates that construction on the tower is slated to begin later this year and that the final height of the tower will be 1,200 m (3,937 ft), reduced from an initial height of 1,600 m (5,249 ft) or just under one mile.

However, more recent indications are that the project has been considerably downgraded.

The tower was originally proposed in 2004 as the centrepiece of Palm Jumeirah, one of the world's largest man-made islands. It also to be named "The Pinnacle" and rise from the centre of a canal on the trunk of the island. It was replaced by the Trump International Hotel and Tower and moved to the Dubai Waterfront.

Although ground leveling and land reclamation has begun on the Dubai Waterfront, construction of the tower never started because to the proximity to the Jebel Ali Airport, which is currently under construction.

The location has now been changed again to a plot near Jumeirah Lake Towers and Dubai Marina, and soil testing has begun.

If this building is made, it would be the tallest man-made structure on earth! and being a building even more credit to it!

On 10 August 2007, an article in MEED.com claims that the tower will be taller than 1 kilometer.

Expected height to tip: 1,050 m (3,445 ft);
Expected floors: 228