Burj Khalifa [Duabi] Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Opening

Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper in a glitzy ceremony this evening that was meant to put a brave face on crushing debt woes.

The £1billion tower reaches 2,717 ft, 200 storeys into the sky, exceeding the next highest structure by some 1,000 ft.

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum renamed the tower Burj Khalifa after the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan.

Abu Dhabi has facilitated $25 billion in bailout funds for Dubai in the past year, fuelling expectations that Dubai will make concessions or cede some of its commercial power to its wealthier neighbour.

Concerns about Dubai's $100-billion debt pile, which has made Dubai's stock exchange one of the world's worst performing, overshadowed both the ceremony and boasts by the builder, Emaar Propertie, that the Burj heralds a new dawn.

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[obaidsai1]

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[irishxxkelt]

I feel sorry for people who paid deposits for property and it was used by the developers to acquire more land so they lost their money...

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[mihaelam71]

Much loved and respected Sheikh Mohammed

Receive from a great admirer of you and your family the cleanest feelings of appreciation, admiration and respect!

You are most wonderful leader on earth do wonders for all Arab people and the planet! You have changed the world, now there is Dubai and the rest of the world, that is a unique place in the world! If all countries had leaders that you would be a planet of love and civilization.

[PREMIERman2020]

i wish i could be his son or something driver also can

[TheMujee]

god bless u shike mahommed bin rahsid

i miss Dubai very much 

[masterj345]

daym still amazing even if it did bankrupt dubai

[sniper12love]

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alot of da ppl talk about this ..

but becarefull XD

[swan777]

why burj khalifa?? and not burj dubai any more?? is because its been sold to AD in the last moment???