Rotating Skyscraper in Dubai

Have you ever wonder which cities rank as the city with the world’s best skyscrapers and Metal Buildings? Well here is the top 5:

1. Hong Kong - International Commerce Centre
2. New York - Freedom Tower
3. Dubai - Burj Dubai
4. Tokyo- Mid Town Tower
5. Shanghai - Shanghai World Financial Center

I have always been fascinated with Dubai’s skyscrapers and beautiful buildings. I particularly like the Burj Dubai which will become the tallest man made structure on earth once it gets completed by September 2009.

Dubai has been known for undertaking innovative construction projects but their latest project that really caught my attention was the construction of the very first wind powered rotating building. This is what they call Dynamic Architecture.


The skyscraper is 420 meters high and has eighty rotating floors. Forty eight wind turbines will be installed for each floor so it will utilize the power of the wind to make the building rotate which makes this building eco-friendly as well. The building will be constructed in parallel stages instead of from ground up.

This is really one unique and innovative construction project. This is one of the reasons why I dreamed of going to Dubai someday.