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Life at the Top as a Window Cleaner
Astonishing travel photo of window cleaners on the Burj Khalifa, Dubai
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I have enjoyed writing about Dubai but feel I should commence this post with an apology to Donald Trump. I have dared to suggest that the tallest building in the world is not in the USA.
It is, of course, in Dubai and is the needle-like Burj Khalifa, which, if you include its tip/antenna — and those vying for the world record always do — has a total height of 829.8 meters (2,722 feet). It has 163 floors.
I managed an amazing photo of window washers working probably at around 2000 feet up and thought it might be unique … but no.
Ha! There are few unique photos, I find. There are stock photos available of this ‘event’ but, nevertheless, I am very proud of my own holiday snap.
Here is the Burj. Can you see the thin dark line, high on the left, about one quarter down the shot? Count up 3 steps on the left, and you will see a smudge.
