They did it!

They just had the opening ceremonies for the Burj Dubai, now called the Burj Khalifa. They had fireworks like crazy. Watch this video from Reuters of the ceremonies (remember that this building is 2 times the size of the empire state building. Like nearly 160 floors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al5iNnOo5MA

Omg. Soooo high!

They have almost finished the Burj Dubai complex. It is NUTS.

Here are some videos:

panorama of downtown

high up window cleaning

view from the top

the fountain in the lake (worth watching through)

silly discovery show (from 2008, it's bigger now)

the lobby and elevator of the burj al arab (sailboat looking hotel nearby)

official site and wikipedia