United Arab Emirates Travel Guide : Dubai Photos : Twin Towers Photo

... In fact, like these "small" Twin Towers, they are all built on a sand foundation hardly above the sea level. Under these conditions, deep and stable foundations - which would make it possible to support skyscrapers of 200 or 300 meters (656 or 984 feet) - are difficult to build.

However, skyscrapers of more than 300 meters (984 feet) exist in Dubai...