Burj Al Alam

The Burj Al Alam was a proposed 108-story, 510 m hyperboloid skyscraper in the Business Bay area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, though the project's roots are in a 101-storey design called "Fortune 101" and slated for the Dubai Marina area. It was designed to resemble a crystal flower. If constructed, it would have become one of the world'…
The Burj Al Alam was a proposed 108-story, 510 m hyperboloid skyscraper in the Business Bay area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, though the project's roots are in a 101-storey design called "Fortune 101" and slated for the Dubai Marina area. It was designed to resemble a crystal flower. If constructed, it would have become one of the world's tallest buildings. The tower was one of the projects of the Fortune Group, which has a number of other projects in Dubai such as the Fortune Bay and Fortune Tower.
  • Location: Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Owner: Fortune Group
  • Status: On-hold (cancelled in 2015)
  • Construction started: 12 November 2006
  • Estimated completion: Unknown
  • Antenna spire: 510 m (1,673 ft)
  • Floor count: 108
Data from: en.wikipedia.org