Well said, This whole development will and is having massive ramifications on the global recovery, NYSE dropped over 100 points yesterday on the back of the unpaid debt
People are leaving on mass from Dubai and without Abu Dhabi funding it will go into melt down and could become one of the biggest real estate mistakes ever
As for the building, it is very impressive in its size but I have to agree I would much rather look at the magnificence of a St Paul, or York Minster, real craftsmen producing historic buildings, this building will only be remembered as long as its the tallest which with the growth of China will not be for long