Dubai Determined to Complete World's Tallest Building by End of Year

It seems like only yesterday that Dubai developers were hawking $5 million condos on a man-made island shaped like a palm tree, but the global credit crunch has transformed the emirate into a desert of discounted properties, abandoned projects, and shelved ambitions. Hope springs eternal, however, that Dubai will be able to welcome visitors to The World’s Tallest Building—the Burj Dubai—by the end of the year.

“Monument. Jewel. Icon. Burj Dubai will be known by many names,” proclaims the

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