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2010-04-15 Arabia

Worlds Second-Tallest Building Under Construction in Saudi

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Posted by Fred 2010-04-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 From an engineering standpoint, IMO the DUBAI TOWER IS A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR COLLAPSE - hopefully, the Saudi design will be better.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-04-15 01:07|| 2010-04-15 01:07|| Front Page Top

#2 I hope the Saudi-hired engineers find a way to anchor their second-tallest building to something more solid than sand...

Posted by trailing wife 2010-04-15 04:44|| 2010-04-15 04:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice aiming point. Just saying.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-04-15 09:19|| 2010-04-15 09:19|| Front Page Top

#4 the wikipedia site on this building is here

It supposedly with have 16 Million sq ft.

This is to handle the pilgrims. The operating budget for this structure should be pretty interesting since, except during the high week of the 12th month haj, it will likely be only 10% or less occupied.

Posted by lord garth 2010-04-15 10:48|| 2010-04-15 10:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Old Spook beat me to it, they're fools to erect such a tempting target.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-04-15 12:26|| 2010-04-15 12:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Honestly I think the best engineers in the country should get together and draw up plans to build the tallest building in the world. Maybe the new WTC or even something totally different, just something to show our people and the world that we are still capable of achieving whatever we set out to do.

Posted by Marcus Aurelius 2010-04-15 12:28|| 2010-04-15 12:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Nobody will be taking kickbacks for allowing delivery & use of sub-standard cement on this job, right? And Allan won't be calling a jillion of his most faithful 'home' during the haj, if some of that cement can't handle all those foreheads banging on the floor at the same time, right?

Posted by Glenmore 2010-04-15 12:38|| 2010-04-15 12:38|| Front Page Top

#8 I have to agree with Marcus. I like the idea of putting the world in its place from time to time.

I would like to do that with New Orleans also instead of just rebuilding it, it should be a new New York. A city that the world looks to and wants to visit. And we could for all the money that will be spent there just to make crap.

Posted by Mike N. 2010-04-15 13:54|| 2010-04-15 13:54|| Front Page Top

#9 "Do y'get the feeling he's compensatin' for something?"
-- Shrek

Posted by mojo 2010-04-15 14:09|| 2010-04-15 14:09|| Front Page Top

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