Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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The building is impressive
But it just doesn't look finished to me .
Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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Yes have heard alot about this building today, have not yet actually seen it but I hear it dawafs all the rest of the buildings around it.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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It's very impressive, I like it. The viewing gallery opens in Feb 2013 but at £24 per adult I think I'll give it a miss
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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paid for by the qataris i believe.
i suppose 24 quid would mean nothing to them.
Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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Thanks jeane for the pix guess it will be shown on the news later, yes you are right Howard but i'm with you jeane think £24 seems alot.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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A friend and former collegue is the Structural Engineer on the project.He delayed his retirement to complete the job.
Happy retirement Bob Gordon.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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You can have an apartment for 40milion
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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That looks worse than Burlington Tower. Shocking!
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Good contract to get for the window cleaner, a never ending job!
Audere est facere.
Brian Dixon
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maybe its a marmite thing,eiter you love it or you hate it.me i'm sitting on the park bench on this.
Guest 735- Registered: 19 Dec 2011
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The building looks spectacular up close and from a distance as you drive into London.
The Inauguration show was pants... seen a better laser show at a Britney Spears concert!
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I absolutely love this building, it's amazing to see it pointing all that way up to the clouds and its glass glissens and twinkles. I would love to go to the top so for me £24 will be worth it
I have watched it grow, everytime I went to London I'd have another peek.
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Kyle F
Was that a better laser show or better pants at a Britney concert.
"My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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depends on the pants gary.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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The Burj al-Mamlaka (Kingdom Tower) in Jeddah, currently under construction, will be not 1000 feet tall, but 1000 metres, more than three times the height of the Shard and over 500 feet taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, presently the world's tallest building.
These Arabs are always trying to keep up with the al-Joneses.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Petrodollars bling peter.
Arab money American engineering.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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german arcitechs.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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The Americans rote the book Brian on skyscraper engineering.
Credit where due.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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americans,credit same sentance.nah you got to be joking.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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