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Agence France-Presse

Dubai plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest skyscraper, property developer Emaar said on Sunday.
The viewing tower will cost around US$1 billion and will be “a notch” taller than Burj Khalifa, Emaar chairman Mohamed Alabbar told reporters as he revealed details of the project.
But he said that the final height will be announced upon completion, adding that his company would like to present the tower as a “gift to the city before 2020”, the year Dubai hosts the world Expo trading fair.

Designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, the tower will have observation decks, in addition to 18 to 20 mixed-use floors that will host restaurants and a boutique hotel, Alabbar said.
Burj Khalifa is 828 metres high and it cost US$1.5 billion to build. It was opened in January 2010.
Alabbar described the new structure as an “elegant monument” which would add value to property being developed by the company along the city’s creek.
“Many would like to have a view” when considering buying a property, he said.

The tower will be slender, evoking the image of a minaret, and will be anchored to the ground with sturdy cables, Emaar said.
Dubai has established a reputation for building dozens of futuristic skyscrapers, which have transformed its skyline.
Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding is building a tower in Jeddah that is planned to surpass Burj Khalifa, rising more than a kilometre.


Dubai to build ‘Hanging Gardens of Babylon’ tower taller than Burj Khalifa

A model of the Tower Project designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, in Dubai. Photo: AP

A general view taken on April 10, 2016 shows the Burj Khalifa (C), the world's tallest tower in Dubai's skyline. Mohamed Alabbar chairman of Dubai Emaar Properties the real estate developer of the Burj Khalifa plans to build an even taller tower which will be part of a project called the Dubai Creek Harbour. / AFP PHOTO / MARWAN NAAMANI

A model of the Tower Project at Dubai Creek Harbour Development designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 10, 2016. Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of its world's tallest building vowing Sunday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of Babylon. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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