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Chinese get serious about tallest hotel - plan to clone Dubai Burj Khalifa
If you can't beat them, copy them - consider that the logic behind the news yesterday that the Chinese have hired a Saudi construction firm to build what could become the next tallest hotel in the world. Its inspiration? The 2,716ft tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai of course.
The Beijing tower is currently well into the planning phase and will be situated at the end of Chang Avenue, right across from Tiananmen Square.
This all comes a mere three weeks after another Chinese hotel tried to claim the fame when they announced a new hotel to be built in Shanghai. As with most of these "tallest", not that many details were revealed, and the final height, number of hotel floors and completion date were not published. But with an estimated construction price of $1.3bn, you can assume it'll be absolutely mindblowingly tall.
Gallery: The tallest building in the world - the Burj Dubai
Just how tall is this building? Check out this video shot from the top:
[Photo of Burj Khalifa from AP/Getty Images]
[Photo of Burj Khalifa from AP/Getty Images]
Filed under: Asia, China, Hotels and Accommodations
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Justruss Jan 7th 2011 2:06PM
Dear lord, a Saudi company is going to build it.
I can't wait to visit.
John Jan 7th 2011 2:33PM
The Chinese should realize that the Burj was designed by an American firm. The skyscrapers in China have all been designed by European or American Architect-Engineering firms. The North Koreans tried building a skyscraper of their own and, even with a simpler and sturdier design (pyramid) they failed miserably.
marybarahona Jan 8th 2011 1:01AM
He ran out of new languages and they used better mortars. I figure he has used all his new languages on the Pentecostals speaking in tongues, a punishment for tall steeples and touchdown Jesuses.
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