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Construction began in January 2016 and was completed in December 2023. [12] The Link was built in two phases over a total of 16 days without disruption to the four lanes of live traffic below. [ 13 ] Phase one involved the placement of a steel structure weighing over 8,500 tonnes, which was lifted into position over 12 days using specialized ...
Dubai [a] is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populous of the country's seven emirates. [5] [6] [7] As of 2024, the city has a population of around 3.79 million, [8] more than 90% of which are expatriates.
The architect claimed that "the client wanted a building that would become a symbolic statement for Dubai, similar to Sydney with its Opera House, London with Big Ben or Paris with the Eiffel Tower. It needed to be a building that would become synonymous with the name of the city." [23] The building opened in 1999 after five years of construction.
Construction on a large scale is a part of Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 [2] unveiled by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, to maintain economic growth and to put Dubai on the map of the world, and a tourist destination of the world. [3] Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
The construction of the Palm Islands along the coast of Dubai has had a significant impact on the surrounding environment, resulting in changes to area wildlife (especially aquatic life), coastal erosion, alongshore sediment transport, and wave patterns.
The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world since ...
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Dubai Industrial City is the dedicated industrial city in Dubai, covering an area of 560,000,000 sq ft (52,000,000 m 2). It will be city within a city. It will be city within a city. When completed the development will include food and beverage zones, base-metal and transportation zones, Warehouses and an extensive conservation area.