Skyscrapers dotting the Asian skyline are growing taller! The huge demand
for office and residential spaces are triggering a skyscraper boom with 16 of the world's tallest buildings being located in Asia.
Let's take a look at these towering beauties.
1. Burj Dubai
Currently under construction the tower has reached a height of 604.9 metres (1984.9 feet), with 159 floors as of February 2008 (according to the Burj Dubai offical website) surpassing the tallest building, Taipei 101. Officially, Taipei is still the tallest as Burj is yet to be opened.
The final projected height of Burj Dubai is being kept a secret due to competition from other buildings under construction. It is likely to rise to a height of around 2,296 ft when completed.
Burj Dubai will then be taller than 1,902 ft International Business Centre in Seoul, scheduled to be completed later this year, and three other Korean skyscrapers: Incheon Tower (likely to be 2,012 ft), Lotte Super Tower (1,820 ft) and Lotte World II (1,680 ft).
Designed by Adrian Smith and developed by Emaar Properties, the total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about $4.1 billion.
Image: A construction worker plays cricket during a break on a construction site, in front of the current tallest building in the world.
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