January 5, 2009 -- The world's tallest building may have started out as the Burj Dubai but was then renamed the Burj Khalifa before debuting yesterday (January 4) to much fanfare. The switch in title is all good, coming about at the 11th-hour to honor Abu Dhabi's leader who bestowed $10 billion to help complete the landmark edifice in the neighboring United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Despite the country's flailing economy, Dubai's new needle-nosed skyscraper should bring plenty of attention and visitor interest to the UAE. This will become even more evident when the Armani hotel debuts at the bottom of this 2,717-foot monster building, hopefully in the near future.
When the designer retreat will open its doors as part of the Burj Khalifa has not been determined, but the hotel is sure to be grand.
And why not?
Nobody designs in such a distinctively attractive way as the Italian fashionista. And no other country can claim a building as tall and majestic as this new symbol for prosperity hopefully making a return to glamorous Dubai, a wonderful place to visit.
