BURJ KHALIFA
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة, "Khalifa Tower"), known as Burj
Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure in the world, at 829.8 m (2,722
ft).
Construction began on 21
September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009.
The building officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 2 km2
(490-acre) development called Downtown Dubai at the 'First Interchange' along
Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. The tower's
architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of
Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief
structural engineer. The primary
contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea.
RECORD HOLDER
· Tallest existing structure: 829.8 m (2,722 ft)
(previously KVLY-TV mast – 628.8 m or 2,063 ft)
· Tallest structure ever built: 829.8 m (2,722 ft)
(previously Warsaw radio mast – 646.38 m or 2,121 ft)
· Tallest freestanding structure: 829.8 m (2,722
ft) (previously CN Tower – 553.3 m or 1,815 ft)
· Tallest skyscraper (to top of spire): 829.8 m
(2,722 ft) (previously Taipei 101 – 509.2 m or 1,671 ft)
· Tallest skyscraper to top of antenna: 829.8 m
(2,722 ft) (previously the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower – 527 m or 1,729 ft)
·
Building with most floors: 163 (previously World
Trade Center – 110)
·
Building with world's highest occupied floor
·
World's highest elevator installation (situated
inside a rod at the very top of the building)
·
World's longest travel distance elevators: 504m
(1,654 ft)[16][17]
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Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a
building): 606 m (1,988 ft)
·
World's tallest structure that includes
residential space
·
World's second highest outdoor observation deck:
124th floor at 452 m (1,483 ft) When it first opened, the observation
deck was the highest outdoor observation deck in the World, but it has since
been surpassed by Cloud Top 488 on top of Canton Tower.
·
World's highest installation of an aluminium and
glass façade: 512 m (1,680 ft)
·
World's highest nightclub: 144th floor
· World's highest restaurant (At.mosphere): 122nd
floor at 442 m (1,450 ft) (previously 360, at a height of 350 m (1,148 ft) in
CN Tower)
·
World's highest New Year display of
fireworks.
· World's second highest swimming pool: 76th
floor (world's highest swimming pool is located on 118th floor of
Ritz-Carlton Hotel at International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong).
