Burj Dubai is now Burj Khalifa

In what would probably rank as the best kept secret in the UAE, the 828-meter Burj Khalifa, known for several years preceding its inauguration as the Burj Dubai was unveiled at a glittering ceremony by Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai this evening.

The 160-storey building built at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion attracted hundreds and thousands of onlookers for the spectacular inauguration ceremony that combined a dazzling sound and light show. Since it was announced in 2003, the Burj Khalifa rose from the ground-up at a breathtaking pace shattering all known records to become the tallest manmade structure of its kind.