世界最高建築讓位?新迪拜塔高度或超哈利法塔
Dubai plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest skyscraper, property developer Emaar said.
日前，阿聯酋艾馬爾房地產公司表示，迪拜準備建一座比目前最高塔--迪拜哈利法塔還要高的觀光塔。The viewing tower will cost around 1 billion dollars and will be "a notch" taller than Burj Khalifa, Emaar chairman Mohamed Alabbar told reporters as he revealed details of the project. But he said that the final height will be announced upon completion, adding that his company would like to present the tower as a "gift to the city before 2020," the year Dubai hosts the world Expo trading fair.
艾馬爾公司的董事長穆罕默德·阿拉巴爾在披露該項目的細節時表示，這座觀光塔預計將要耗資大約10億美元，會比哈利法塔高出“一個等級”。但同時他也表示，具體高度要到真正建成時纔會揭曉。作爲“獻禮”，該塔將在2020年於迪拜舉行的世界博覽會前落成。
Designed by Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, the tower will have observation decks, in addition to 18 to 20 mixed-use floors that will host restaurants and a boutique hotel, Alabbar said.
這座塔由瑞士建築師聖地亞哥·卡拉特拉瓦·瓦爾斯設計，在塔上將建造一觀景平臺，還會有18到20層的多用途樓層，同時還將擁有時裝商店以及酒店。
Alabbar described the new structure as an "elegant monument" which would add value to property being developed by the company along the city's creek. "Many would like to have a view" when considering buying a property, he said.
阿拉巴爾將新建築描述爲一座"優雅的紀念碑"，新塔的建成將會爲公司在城市港灣區域開發的房地產項目增值。他表示，在買房的時候，很多人都想有比較棒的視野。The tower will be slender, evoking the image of a minaret, and will be anchored to the ground with sturdy cables, Emaar said.
艾馬爾房產公司表示，這座塔形狀細長，會讓人想起宣禮塔，還將採用大量鋼纜連接塔身和地面，以維持這座建築的穩定。Dubai has established a reputation for building dozens of futuristic skyscrapers, which have transformed its skyline.
迪拜以喜愛建造摩天大樓而聞名，這些摩天大樓也形成了迪拜獨特的空中輪廓線。Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding is building a tower in Jeddah that is planned to surpass Burj Khalifa, rising more than a kilometre.
此外，阿聯酋的鄰國沙特阿拉伯正在吉達港建造另外一座摩天大樓，設計高度超過1000米，建成後將超過哈利法塔，成爲世界最高建築。
