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Manhattan skyline meets world's tallest building

By DNAinfo Staff on September 28, 2009 12:00am  | Updated on September 28, 2009 5:05pm

This is what New York City would look like, if the world's tallest building joined Manhattan's skyline.

The Burj Dubai is 2,684 feet tall and has been under construction near Dubai's main business district since September 2004. Also known as the "Dubai Tower", it's expected to be completed by the end of 2009.

The Burj Dubai dwarfs all the structures in the New York skyline, which was once home to the world's tallest building  − The Empire State Building in 1931.