Following up today's earlier item on the Burj Dubai's grand opening, the world's new tallest tower was just revealed to be a bigger-than-expected 2,717 feet in height. But that wasn't the only surprise out in the Dubai desert! The building's name was changed to the Burj Khalif, in honor of the president of Abu Dhabi, a "down-payment on Dubai’s gratitude for its neighbor’s $10 billion bailout last month," according to one Dubai expert. [NYT; previously]
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