The world's tallest building is Burj Khalifa which was formerly known as Burj Dubai.


Name of the building: Burj Khalifa
Location: Dubai

Country: United Arab Emirates

Designed by: Adrian Smith

Opened in: 2010

Space covered: 309,473 square meters

Height: 829.8 meters

Floors: 164

Used as: Corporates office, suites and hotel.

Major materials used: Glass, steel, concrete and aluminum

Cost: 1.5 billion US Dollars

5 facts about the Burj Khalifa:

Burj Khalifa, which was formerly known as Burj Dubai, is the tallest building in the world. Second and third in the list are Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel and Taipei 101.

The height of the building is twice the height of Empire State Building of New York.

Burj Khalifa can be seen from a distance of 97 kilometers on a clear day and it take about more months to clean the entire building.

Burj Khalifa hold several world records. It is not only the tallest building in the world but also the tallest free standing structure, it has occupied the highest space of floor, it has the highest number of stories, and the highest outdoor observation deck in the world.

The building also has the highest mosque, the highest restaurant, the quickest and the tallest elevator in the world.
Another attraction included in the project is “The Dubai Fountain.”

It is a coreographed fountain spread over a 30-acre lake. It has 6600 lights and 25 colored projects, and it can shoot water up to 500 feet in the air.























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NICE

lovely. Who lodge here nor go ever dream bad dream o

its a very pretty place...........i wonder how much it will cost to spend a night

writejhn27: Thank God today first to comment

next time bro

Arabs 2 get moni nau wat do u xpect.first 2 comment sha.

$1.5 billion is cheap

Second Ţ☹•◦ comment...Azoto

Omo see architecture at its BEST.

When will Dubai go bankrupt?

Money talking

LeBaN: NICE

now ur brain has reset...why didn't u say “first to comment“

Tos87: Second Ţ☹•◦ comment...Azoto

U r 7th dude

nice

If person fall frm de top he go die

life is beautiful.....only in dubai

I don't think I'd love to reach the topmost floor.

I'm already getting shaky just looking at the pictures

Beautiful building btw.

Gabriel_sylar: now ur brain has reset...why didn't u say “first to comment“

Cos I av achieved my aim. so go get d dirty off ur shoulder cos mi no dey flow with Fools like u......

I was wondering how much that phcn scam that obj was involved in.some said it was in d tune of billions of dollars..I was wonder if that money was used to build sometin like this in nigeria or is it that our soil is "allergic" to skyscrappers

Gabriel_sylar: now ur brain has reset...why didn't u say “first to comment“

I rest my case dude

Tos87: Second Ţ☹•◦ comment...Azoto

Count well

Mad Cow: While UAE muslims are busy breaking bounds in Architechture and other shperes of life, Nigerian, Malian, Sudanese, Ivorian and other such muslims are busy learning how to manufacture bombs..


These UAE (Arab) muslims, are they worshipping a different Allah?!

dem MAC fall for these category

Building looks too ugly and oblong! However, I'm sure it's a different story on the inside!!

Money is good oo

GOOD USE OF OIL MONEY

136 floors!!!!!chei!am stil a learner o!d best design I ever did was 6floors! thumb up 4d Architect joor!

Mad Cow: While UAE muslims are busy breaking bounds in Architechture and other shperes of life, Nigerian, Malian, Sudanese, Ivorian and other such muslims are busy learning how to manufacture bombs..


These UAE (Arab) muslims, are they worshipping a different Allah?!

Poverty/the kind of message passing to them by their Imams etc are the causes of all the mess.
At topic wish i could meet the engineer that design this structure.

adaobi123:
next time bro

The guy don change e comment

yes its truth. Is my daddy dat have it

good thinking product

UBA Building for Lagos Island Tall pass dis na