In Dubai, they successfully tested the foundations for the new tallest building

Dubai - In Dubai, where the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, stands, the foundations for a new tower that will surpass the height of Burj Khalifa by 100 meters have been successfully tested. With the successful test of the foundations, the design preparations for the Dubai Creek Tower, which will be built in the harbor, have been completed.

The geotechnical survey for the building, which is set to reach a height of 928 meters, is being conducted by the Dutch company Fugro, and the construction will be carried out by the development company Emaar.

The foundations of the new tower are to be over 70 meters deep, and the construction is expected to be completed before the start of the Dubai Expo in 2020. Monitoring of the foundations, which will support the building constructed around a central pillar anchored by a network of steel cables, took a year.

Emaar has entrusted the contract to the company Soletanche Bachy, based in France. "This is probably one of the most difficult constructions currently underway in the world," said the project manager of the company, Vincent Leblois.

The project is designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, and the shape is inspired by a lily flower and a minaret, according to the representative of Emaar.

The tower will be located just a few minutes' drive from Dubai International Airport. Several of its floors will offer views of the harbor and the city. Other floors will accommodate shops and a hotel. Nearby, the largest shopping center will be built by Emaar as well, along with a residential area for 470,000 people, construction of which has already begun.