Dubai Thought the Burj Khalifa Would Last 100 Years — Now Engineers Won't Say How Long It Has

#BurjKhalifa #JeddahTower #Dubai For fifteen years, Dubai's 828-meter skyline has been untouchable — but does that era end the moment a Saudi tower reaches 1,000 meters? This video examines the structural vulnerabilities of the Burj Khalifa after decades of coastal exposure, the engineering risks of the Jeddah Tower's eight-year freeze and rushed resumption, the chloride penetration and material fatigue both buildings face, the political and financial forces that paused and restarted the project, and the maintenance economics of operating the world's most complex skyscraper without a rival to justify the cost — and the evidence suggests this is less about architectural rivalry and more about a structural and financial reckoning that Dubai's most iconic building may not be prepared for.