Dubai opens the worlds tallest building

So who do you think will be next to compete and try building a taller one.

I think it's crazy.

Link and video at - BBC News - World's tallest building opens in Dubai

* 160 floors
* More than 500,000 sq m of space for offices and flats
* Clad in 28,000 glass panels
* The tallest service lift
* The world's highest mosque and swimming pool will meanwhile be located on the 158th and 76th floors
* The opening ceremony, held 1,325 days after excavation work started, was attended by some 6,000 guests
* Named after the president of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan
* Will be home to 1,044 luxury apartments
* 49 floors of offices and eventually a 160-room Armani-branded hotel
* Around 12,000 people are expected to live and work in the tower

However, investors are facing losses even before the tower is completed because property prices in Dubai have slumped amid the global economic crisis.
Some apartments were selling for $2,700 per sq ft, but are now going for less than half that. Analysts say it will be particularly hard to lease office space because few companies can justify paying premiums for luxury.

The difference between the second tallest: