The real ‘Boomtown Tower’
We fooled everyone pretty good with our first installment of “Satire Wednesday.” By now, hopefully everyone realizes that Murphy Oil isn’t planning to construct a 150 story building in downtown El Dorado.
The structure, however, is very real. But it’s being built a half a world away in the United Arab Emirates.
This stunning glass tower is called Burj Dubai, and will top out somewhere over 150 stories. The actual height is a closely guarded secret. Never before has such a tower been built, and if you’re anything like me and love architecture, it’s an exciting thing to see.
I thought that everyone might like to know the real story behind the fictional Boomtown Tower. So click here for Burj Dubai’s official web site.
**NOTE** The web site is graphics intensive and may take a while to load, especially if you are on a dial-up connection.