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It's official! The Burj Dubai, now tallest building in the world, is finally open. Never mind the economic woes that sent Dubai spinning. No expense was spared in celebrating the launch of the record-breaking skyscraper. The festivities included lavish firework displays and a last-minute name change: The Burj Dubai (or "Dubai Tower") is now called Burj Khalifa, after Khalifa Bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai Tower in the Press:

• Debt-hit Dubai opens world's tallest tower, CNN
• World's tallest tower scales heights of delusion, London Evening Standard
• The Burj Dubai: New world's tallest building shows that nothing succeeds like excess, Chicago Tribune
• Massive Burj Dubai Skyscraper to Open Amid Crisis, Wall Street Journal
• Dubai's "superscraper" makes history in hard times, Reuters

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Every century has its giants, but when the world moved into the 20th century, architecture reached new heights. Of all the buildings constructed since about 1900, which are the most important? Readers in our Discussion Forum selected ten modern marvels.

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