It began as a desire to become home to the tallest man made structure in the world. With the name being changed from Burj Dubai (Burj meaning ‘tower’) to Burj Khalifa, the world watched as Dubai renamed one of its most prized possessions after the President of UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, during the time when the oil rich capital rescued Dubai from a mire of debt due to its tower-like ambitions collapsing under the financial crisis between 2007 and 2010. (more…)