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A vertigo-inducing 360 degrees from the Burj Khalifa.
By Colin Lecher Posted 01.30.2013 at 11:00 am 3 Comments

This is the view from the tallest man-made structure in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Photographer Gerald Donovan set up a tripod at the top (2,722 feet) and took 48 panoramic images, each with an 80-megapixel resolution. The images were stitched together to create one seamless image, and presto: arguably one of the most amazing views ever, in a full 360 degrees.

You can rotate and zoom to explore Dubai in the shot. Unfortunately, you can't see people very easily. (Forget "the people look like ants from up here": some other buildings look like ants from this view.) And if that zooming gives you vertigo, just be thankful you weren't the photographer.

Check out the full panorama here.

Top Of The Burj Khalifa
Top Of The Burj Khalifa:  HIPA/Gerald Donovan

[HIPA via Gizmodo]

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Robot
01/30/13 at 11:11 am

Ah yes, the view is wonderful from a far..... no problems, blue skies,.... lovely.

And in daily real life,

www.smileosmile.com/misc/the-top-20-reasons-not-to-move-to-dubai-in-no-particular-order/

The 360 view picture is AWESOME!

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Crej
01/30/13 at 12:11 pm

i agree @robot everything looks great from that view... hahah

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jacks721
01/30/13 at 4:33 pm

This seems to be fake. How is it that you see the top of the building? Is there some type of antenna that he is on?

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