The Burj Dubai, or as it was renamed during its opening Monday, the Burj Khalifa, has been likened to the Tower of Babel, or in the words of Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne, “a ...

DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has renamed its new skyscraper, the tallest in the world, the Burj Khalifa, state news agency WAM reported, in a surprise move apparently ...

As of 2025, the Burj Khalifa remains the world's tallest building at 828 meters, showcasing innovative design and ...

Trapped 124 floors above the ground, a group of visitors stuck in an elevator of the massive Dubai skyscraper may have sparked the sudden closure of the world’s tallest building just a month after it ...

A luxury hotel crafted by designer Giorgio Armani opened Tuesday as the first landmark tenant in the world's tallest skyscraper. The 160-room Armani Hotel Dubai is a welcome bit of good news for Dubai ...

Rise Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Is set to be even taller than Burj Khalifa in Dubai and architecture firm HKS has revealed ...

DUBAI, UAE (CBS News) – Dubai plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest skyscraper, property developer Emaar said Sunday. The viewing tower ...

Once completed, Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower, will become the world's tallest building, eclipsing Dubai's iconic Burj Khalifa.

The real estate developers in Dubai apparently aren’t worried about plummeting oil prices and unrest in global capital markets. Emaar Properties, the developer behind Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, plans to ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper Monday in a blaze of fireworks, then added a final flourish: It renamed the half-mile-high tower for the head of neighboring ...