DESERT BOOM
- A sleepy
stretch of sand visited mainly by the odd camel camel over the centuries, Qatar
is in the midst of a massive spending spree, on skyscrapers, museums and hotels
- like much of the Gulf region. But unlike its flashy neighbor of Dubai, Qatar
has much more modest targets for its seemingly endless
gas dollars.
SOARING
SKYSCRAPERS - The battle to build
the world's tallest tower, once essentially an American obsession, is now a
worldwide craze, with much of the biggest erections in Asia and the Middle East.
As buildings reach higher and higher, there is seemingly no upper limit to the
quest to claim the world's tallest highrise.