World's tallest building in Dubai

The Dubai-based real estate developer Nakheel announced that it plans to build a one kilometre-high tower in the commercial and financial hub of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emirates News Agency reported.

The tower is part of Nakheel's new community project named "Harbour & Tower" which will include the world's first inner city harbour, according to the report.

The tower will have four individual towers within a single structure. A distinctive crescent-shaped podium will encircle its base. Situated in the centre of the emirate of Dubai on the highway linking Dubai and the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, the Harbour & Tower will cover an area of more than 270 hectares and become home to more than 55,000 people and a workplace for 45,000 more.

Once completed, the tower will replace Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower, a skyscraper built by another Dubai-based real estate developer Emaar, as the tallest man-made structure in the world.

Emaar announced last month that Burj Dubai had reached a new record height of 688 metres. Burj Dubai became the world's tallest man-made structure after surpassing the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, the United States, in April.

- Xinhua