Predicate the tallest building in the world, which is held by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, within about two years 'will fallen'. Predicate will be carried by the building - also located in Dubai - which is usually called The Tower at The Creek Harbor or The Creek Harbor Tower.
With a height of 928 meters, the peak of The Creek Harbor Tower will be 100 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa. Around the tower was built a number of buildings, making it a kind of complex of skyscrapers, which can be occupied by no less than 470,000 people. Also built a number of malls and cultural spaces.
It is expected that The Creek Harbor Tower was completed in 2020 before the World Expo World Expo in Dubai. The Creek Harbor Tower was designed by architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, known for its futuristic style.
Valls, among others, create green gardens, where visitors can enjoy the atmosphere of Dubai above the altitude. From this garden visitors can also see the 360-degree view of the city of Dubai.
Emaar - the developer who built The Creek Harbor Tower - said the top 18 to 20 floors are destined for shops, luxury hotels and other tourist facilities.
A number of parties questioned the construction of the world's tallest building and skyscraper complex in Dubai because the property market in this city is sluggish.
Director Emaar Properties, Mohamed Alabbar, said Dubai is not only serving countries in the Middle East that has a population of nearly 300 million people. "But there are also 200 or 300 million people between Africa and India, so in our market, there are at least half a billion people."
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One of the principles adopted by the rulers in Dubai is 'get up first, buyers will come by themselves'. In this city there are more than two million foreigners.
The Creek Harbor Tower is the most ambitious project so far in Dubai. Various other projects are also being built with the aim of bringing in 20 million tourists per year from 2020, up from 10 million per year achieved in 2010.