View from the Top of Burj Dubai Worlds Tallest Building
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 | Life, Travelling
A friend sent me this amazing picture from the top of the Burj Dubai the world tallest building (still underconstruction).
The tiny skyscrapers on the left are over 55 stories and look like toy houses. Also checkout the guys standing on the top balancing on a beam, crazy builders!
7 Comments to View from the Top of Burj Dubai Worlds Tallest Building
Also cant tell if it is the lense on the camera that tool the shot or can you actually see the curviture of the earch on the horizon.
Nope. The curvature is due to the convex lens used. It wont be possible to capture the picture with the vicinity with a normal camera. I have read comments on few websites that the workers can see the rotation of the earth from the top of the tower. I find it hillarious and amusing to read such comments.
adminJuly 1, 2008
Apologies to anyone who commented, my wordpress upgrade made me re-approve and some comments got lost!
Uli GAugust 27, 2008
The curvature of the earth can be seen (with a lot of good will) starting from altitudes of about 50,000 ft (17 kilometres) altitude and above.
Sorry guys, but I’m afraid this won’t ever be seen from some arabian rooftop…
If you want to visit the Burj Dubai go to http://www.burjdubaivisit.com!!!
Unbelievable…………….
ZasNovember 14, 2008
this was taken using a fish-eye lens, hence the ridiculous and unreal curviture. extremely tall building though!
April 27, 2008