Burj Dubai The World Tallest Building 2010

Simple facts:
Previous name: Burj Dubai
Current name: Burj Khalifa
Height: 828 m (2,717 ft)
Construction started: 21 September 2004
Completed: 1 October 2009
Officially opened: 4 January 2010
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
It’s the tallest building in the world as of January 2010

See Burj Khalifa in comparison with its surrounding skyscrapers

Photo courtesy: weeklydrop.com

The Dubai Financial Crisis

Dubai it turns out not as glamorous as it seems. On paying debt in particular

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai’s debt crisis, the ruler of the once-booming city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert palace. His hosts: the leaders of neighboring Abu Dhabi whose balance sheets are flush with oil revenue.

It’s not known what promises were made inside the halls in Al Ain during the parade of visitors for an important Islamic feast day on Friday. But their new relationship is clear. Abu Dhabi has the cash and cachet to be Dubai’s white knight — in a Gulf version of a too-big-to-fail bailout or to help calm markets with promises to intervene if Dubai’s fiscal mess deepens.