To get the world’s tallest building to stretch beyond 800 meters (slide-1), workers jacked, in eight lifts, a steel-pipe pinnacle from a lifting apparatus within the steel spire (slide-2). Crews are expected to finish the cladding, including the spire’s cover (slide-3), several months before the projected fall finish.
Top of 800-Meter Burj Dubai Up Close, Inside and Out
![Top of 800-Meter Burj Dubai Up Close, Inside and Out](https://www.enr.com/ext/resources/archives/buildings/building_types/2009/extras/0128/images/090128-9c.jpg?t=1445366292&width=1080)
![Top of 800-Meter Burj Dubai Up Close, Inside and Out](https://www.enr.com/ext/resources/archives/buildings/building_types/2009/extras/0128/images/090128-9b.jpg?t=1445366292&width=1080)
![Top of 800-Meter Burj Dubai Up Close, Inside and Out](https://www.enr.com/ext/resources/archives/buildings/building_types/2009/extras/0128/images/090128-9a.jpg?t=1445366293&width=1080)
![Top of 800-Meter Burj Dubai Up Close, Inside and Out](https://www.enr.com/ext/resources/archives/buildings/building_types/2009/extras/0128/images/090128-9c.jpg?t=1446575081&width=1080)
![Top of 800-Meter Burj Dubai Up Close, Inside and Out](https://www.enr.com/ext/resources/archives/buildings/building_types/2009/extras/0128/images/090128-9b.jpg?t=1446575081&width=1080)
![Top of 800-Meter Burj Dubai Up Close, Inside and Out](https://www.enr.com/ext/resources/archives/buildings/building_types/2009/extras/0128/images/090128-9a.jpg?t=1446575081&width=1080)