Imagine a 484-meter skyscraper built like a blooming flower. Then imagine the endless possibilities.
And that just about sums up the Burj Al Alam, also known as 'The World Tower'. Set to stand tall in Dubai’s Business Bay area in 2009, it will be a spectacle hard to miss in the thriving city. It also comes as no surprise that the structure has now found itself in the pages of the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s tallest commercial tower.
"Not just any tower". True to its bold claim you can expect no less from this US$1 billion project by Fortune Group – 74 floors of office space, leading retailers taking space in its base floors and 27 floors of the highest hotel rooms and serviced apartments promising sheer luxury and welcome respite from the buzz of the city. At the top of the tower sits a 6-story crown resembling flower petals that will contain an open air Turkish spa/bath, sky garden, among other club facilities.
