The tallest building in the world.

necrobutcher - 11-17-2009 at 12:38 AM

Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It is 2,684 feet. The north tower of the WTC stood at 1,368 feet and the south at 1,362 feet for comparison.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai

random - 11-17-2009 at 12:51 AM

china is running up the list... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_freestanding_st...

barc0debaby - 11-17-2009 at 01:28 AM

Dubai is a horrible place for the working man.

DaveMoral - 11-17-2009 at 03:02 AM

^True. In particular, Indian or Sri Lankan working men. Every other motherfucker has a dope house and a fucking private gate. My wife has a good friend that lived there last year because her husband was working there for an airline or something. They had some nice digs for no reason, and she was like "I'm moving back to Philly" Hahha.

Jason the Magnificent - 11-17-2009 at 06:50 AM

We could use a couple of those stateside.

necrobutcher - 11-17-2009 at 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by barc0debaby
Dubai is a horrible place for the working man.

There's something in the wiki article about them using southeast Asian labor and paying them shit as there are no labor laws there. Scummy motherfuckers but still some fascinating architecture.

barc0debaby - 11-17-2009 at 10:00 PM

Even the lowliest McDonald's job is on a contract in Dubai.