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From yesterday to the skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates, Burj Dubai record of the highest free-standing construction in the world. Thus, the building includes records in four main categories of heights recognized by CTBUH. Burj Dubai is 555 meters long and is still growing, its final height has not yet been announced. The previous record holder was a 553 meter tower CN Tower in Toronto.

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the tragic attack on the United States of 11 September 2001. During the bombing, two towers were destroyed World Trade Center and several adjacent buildings, resulting in the deaths of more than 3,000 people. The whole world was mourning that day.

Today, after 6 years, the preparatory work of the new complex, which will be built in the place of the demolished buildings, has already begun. The names of designers and their ideas for land development are known ...

Yesterday after 18:00 a bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed connecting Minneapolis with Saint Paul. According to foreign television stations, the construction collapsed due to the collapse of the bridge. The steel bridge built 40 years ago was just under renovation. Over 200,000 passed through this 8-band facility daily. vehicles. But due to renovation, only two lanes were open at the time of collapse, so there could be between 50 and 100 cars on it. At the moment of passing under the bridge of the freight train there was a collapse, which destroyed the building, and the train stopped in half. Over 50 cars found in the water.

Today (ie July 21, 2007) Burj Dubai and it has become the tallest building in the world. After pouring concrete on the 141th floor, the skyscraper reached a height of 512.1 meters in height, which allowed it to overtake the current leader, measuring 509.2 meters in Taipei 101. Burj Dubai gained the title of record holder in the categories: up to the highest point of the spire, up to the roof, highest located floor. Recall that the construction of Burj Dubai is still not finished, the final height of the skyscraper is kept secret, but it can be even more than 900 meters.

Below is a list of 21 buildings nominated for the title of the 7 Wonders of the World.
After the announcement of the results (07.07.2007) there will be information about the buildings that won.
https://www.budowle.pl/page, new 7-wonders-swiata.html

Next year, the construction of a 202-meter, 51-story BigBoy Building skyscraper will start. The building will be built on the Marina Primore housing estate, the construction is scheduled to end in 2011.