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		waterlesscloud on July 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twice the height of the Empire State - massive sol... I'm willing to bet Burj Khalifa wasn't built tallest for purely economic reasons. I have a suspicion ego was at least a tiny factor.

nikcub on July 25, 2011 [–]

and then that ego was bruised when they had to change the name to the guy who runs the city next door because he bailed you out

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