Got a chance to stop in Dubai over Spring Break on our way to Zambia. We architects have read about buildings going up in Dubai for years since they hire the worlds top Starchitects to design them. Having visited has showed me how inadequate ,'A picture is worth a thousand words," really is. In fact, the phrase I am making up-"a visit is worth a thousand photographs," is closer to the truth about understanding any place. The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, is in the center of the photo is is a long way away from where I am taking this photo. It is about 144 stories tall! to help you understand what that means just think about the Devon Tower in OKC. It is 52 stories tall. Think about how it dominates the OKC skyline. The other building is this photo are the same size as Devon! this is a case of putting it all in perspective-literally.
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