Burj Dubai Arabic for Dubai Tower, has finally opened, making it the worlds tallest tower at a whooping 2717 feet tall. It is also reported to have the worlds highest mosque on the 158th floor and the worlds highest indoor pool, located on the 76th floor.

Its backers wanted the skyscraper to be a monument to the boundless, can-do spirit of Dubai — one of a federation of seven small sheikdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates — but the timing could not be worse. Property prices in parts of Dubai collapsed by nearly half in the past year, the result of easy credit and overbuilding during a real estate bubble that has since burst.

I know what are you thinking, the bigger they are, the harder they fall, and that might be literal in this case. Reports are that

"it has "refuge floors" at 25 to 30 story intervals that are more fire resistant and have separate air supplies in case of emergency. Its reinforced concrete structure, he said, makes it stronger than steel-frame skyscrapers. "A plane won't be able to slice through the Burj like it did through the steel columns of the World Trade Center,"

We will have to wait and see if this monumental tower can help boost the real-estate prices that have dropped by more than 50% in the last year. Below is a picture of the tower on it's opening night.