Letter of the day: World's tallest building has a familiar look in these parts

January 5, 2010 — 6:55pm

For all the glory that is the world's newest and loftiest skyscraper -- Dubai's Burj Khalifa at 2,717 feet -- if you simply flip the Star Tribune's Jan. 5 graphic of the tower, you will quickly return to earth: That thing is hanging from my roof gutter! STEVE WATSON, MINNEAPOLIS

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