Burj Dubai update
Posted about the worlds tallest building being closed
yesterday.
Now some more information comes to light -- from
Yahoo/Associated Press:
World's tallest tower closed a month after opening
The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
Electrical problems are at least partly to blame for the closure of the Burj Khalifa's viewing platform � the only part of the half-mile high tower open yet. But a lack of information from the spire's owner left it unclear whether the rest of the largely empty building � including dozens of elevators meant to whisk visitors to the tower's more than 160 floors � was affected by the shutdown.
Electrical problems? Yikes. A bit more about Dubai in general:
The shutdown comes at a sensitive time for Dubai. The city-state is facing a slump in tourism � which accounts for nearly a fifth of the local economy � while fending off negative publicity caused by more than $80 billion in debt it is struggling to repay.
Can you say financial bubble? The stories of
abandoned cars at the
Dubai airport have been
posted for over a year.
Posted by DaveH at February 9, 2010 1:02 PM