http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34678889/ns ... ?GT1=43001Dubai debuts, renames world's tallest building
New name honors bailout patron; tower also has highest observation deck
Associated Press
updated 11:44 a.m. CT, Mon., Jan. 4, 2010
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper Monday, and in a surprise move renamed the gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi — the oil-rich sheikdom that came to its rescue during the financial meltdown.
A multimedia presentation witnessed by Dubai's ruler and thousands of onlookers at the base of the tower said the building was 2717 feet tall.
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
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Burj Khalifa, Dubai
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