Dubai, Burg Khalifa, Dubai - the world's tallest building

Downtown Dubai is Emaar's signature development project. It took a plot of 500 acres (2 km²) that was a former military camp (the nearest roundabout is still called "Defense Roundabout") and planned a complex of mostly residential and retail space, focused on the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world.[16] Immediately adjacent to the Burj Khalifa is the Dubai Mall, the world's largest shopping and entertainment complex, and nearby are the Burj Residences (nine high-rise apartment towers), Old Tow Island and Old Town (two low-rise residential communities inspired by Dubai's original buildings). Other nearby residential complexes include Southridge, the Lofts, and the Burj Views.