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| Nakheel Tower | |
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بُرْجُ ٱلنَّخِيلِ | |
 Artist's rendering of Nakheel Tower at night. | |
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| Former names | Al Burj |
| General information | |
| Status | Never Completed (cancelled in 2009) |
| Type | residential / hotel / office |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°03′16″N 55°07′53″E / 25.05444°N 55.13139°E |
| Construction started | 2008 |
| Completed | TBD |
| Opening | TBD |
| Cost | over $38 billion |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,000 m (3,281 ft)+ |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 200 |
| Floor area | 900,000 m² / 9,687,519 ft² |
| Lifts/elevators | 156 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Woods Bagot |
| Developer | Nakheel Properties |
| Structural engineer | WSP Cantor Seinuk |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Nakheel Tower (Arabic: بُرْجُ ٱلنَّخِيلِ) was a planned skyscraper on hold in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by developer Nakheel.[2] The project was previously called Al Burj (Arabic: ٱلْبُرْجُ "The Tower").[3] While the proposal changed over time, the tower was intended to be the tallest building in the world, surpassing the 828-metre (2,717 ft) Burj Khalifa which was completed in 2010.
In January 2009, it was announced that the project was put on hold due to financial problems caused by the Great Recession.[4][5] As a result of the Dubai World 2009 debt standstill, Nakheel Group's financial problems increased considerably and the tower was cancelled in December 2009.[6]
Nakheel was in talks with several potential contractors, including South Korea's Samsung C&T (who also built Burj Khalifa), Japanese Shimizu Corporation and Australian Grocon. WSP was Lead Consultant for the structure, heading a consortium that included LERA of New York and VDM of Australia, and working with architects Woods Bagot.[7]
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- ^ "Palmeilanden Dubai dreigen te zinken" [Dubai Palm Islands threaten to sink]. De Tijd (in Dutch). 9 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
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