3. The Burj Al Alam
The Burj Al Alam (World Tower) was a proposed 108-story, 510 m hyperboloid (an architectural structure designed with hyperbolic geometry) skyscraper in the Business Bay area of Dubai.
It was meant to consist of 74 floors of office space, a retail area at the base, and a high-end hotel and serviced apartments in the top 27 floors. A luxury 5-star hotel section would contain the highest hotel rooms in the world. The building would also feature a six-storey crown that was going to contain a Turkish bath, sky garden and other club facilities.
Ground breaking occurred on 12 November 2006 with the tower slated for completion in 2009, but the project was dogged by delays in payments from investors due to the global financial crisis.
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Construction of the tower was put on hold just after piling work on the foundations was completed. A report in 2009, at which point the main contractor for construction had not yet been selected, stated the structure was expected to be completed in 2012; however they will need to get a move on as there has been no sign of activity.
The official website has expired and the foundations are full of water – maybe they can turn it into a swimming pool instead?
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