New Dubai Tower Will be Taller Than Burj Khalifa

 

Emaar Properties recently unveiled ‘The Tower’ worth US$1 billion in its Dubai Creek Harbour development. Reportedly, the tower will be taller than Burj Khalifa, which stands at 828 metres.
Emaar Properties Chairman Mohamed Alabbar was quoted saying that the new observation tower would be “a notch” taller than the Burj Khalifa. It is due to open in time for Expo 2020.
The chairman said, “The Tower in Dubai Creek Harbour is our tribute to the positivity, energy and optimism that Dubai and the UAE celebrate, led by a leardership committed to all-around progress.”
The Tower will serve as the core of the Dubai Creek Harbour, a 6 sq. km planned development that is two times the size of Downtown Dubai and located 10 minutes form the Dubai International airport. 
The new tower will be designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls and according to reports will not be a traditional skyscraper but more of a cable-supported spire containing observation decks, hanging garden and other tourist facilities.