tie the buildings together structurally as well as to provide each part of the building with its own village centre in the sky. It is the four codependent foundations that would have provided the necessary structural support for such a great relative height increase over existing supertalls. The design included a distinctive crescent-shaped podium encircling the base of the tower. The tower would have been serviced by 156 lifts at sufficient speeds and capacities to allow for travel from the ground floor to the observation deck in four minutes. Height Projections of Nakheel Tower's final height varied widely. Nakheel was believed to be engaging in a strategy of secrecy similar to that employed by Emaar with Burj Khalifa. According to officials at Nakheel, the tower was originally designed to be at least tall and have more than 160 floors, although an early render showed the tower with more than 200 floors. Companies involved in the project reported an initial height expectation of which was later reduced to . In July, 2007, Nakheel CEO Chris O'Donnell was reported to have said that "height isn't everything" and suggested that Al Burj might not be any taller than the Burj Khalifa, which is . Yet only a week later, Nakheel reaffirmed that the tower would be taller than 1 kilometer. A report on 20 June 2008 claimed that the tower was planned to be tall. Name During the history of the project, it was known by three different names: Al Burj, Tall Tower, and Nakheel Tower. Initially named Al Burj, the project was renamed Tall Tower for a few months, until being changed to Nakheel Tower. See also Nakheel Tower, Riyadh Developments in Dubai List of tallest buildings in Dubai Proposed tall buildings and structures References External links Dubai Waterfront website Nakheel Properties Nakheel Harbour Tower Renderings Nakheel Harbour and Tower Emporis.com database entry for Al Burj Unbuilt buildings and structures in Dubai Nakheel Properties Proposed skyscrapers in Dubai Unbuilt skyscrapers