please tell the brief information about burj khalifa
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ABOUT BURJ KHALIFA
If you’re wondering what is Burj Khalifa? The answer is simply the tallest building in the world. The Burj Khalifa is known as one of the most highly sought after places to live in the world. The towering skyscraper lies in Downtown Dubai, a district commonly referred to as the ‘Centre of Now‘.
Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai are developed by Emaar Properties. With excavation beginning on 6th January 2004, the tower was completed and opened to the public on 4th January 2010, a little under six years later. The tallest building in the world is home to many extravagant amenities and activities for residents and tourists alike to enjoy.
The concept behind the Burj Khalifa by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum was to build on Dubai’s ever-growing status as a popular tourist destination, with this towering skyscraper adding to that vision. With that goal achieved, Burj Khalifa is located in the city’s busiest tourism hub, Downtown Dubai which is home to the Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Dubai Fountain, Dubai Opera and much more.
Burj Khalifa height comparison infographic
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The Burj Khalifa has also broken many world records, it is the tallest building in the world standing at 828m (2,716.5 ft). It has the highest number of storeys in the world (over 160), which includes the highest outdoor observation deck in the world and the highest occupied floor in the world. The elevators in the Burj Khalifa are the tallest service elevators in the world and have the longest travel distance. There are a total of 54 working elevators that travel 40 miles per hour.
Burj Khalifa is one of the most popular attractions in Downtown Dubai
Day view from At The Top Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa’s height is well-known around the world but there are so many unknown facts about the building. There is a noticeable temperature difference from the base to the top of the tower, it is believed to be 6°C cooler at the top of the tower. It is twice the height of the Empire State Building in the United States of America and three times the height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. If you were to lay out each individual piece of the Burj Khalifa from end to end you would cover more than a quarter of the earth’s surface. Another key point about the tower it the cost of the Burj Khalifa, which was USD $1.5 billion. The entire investment was paid off within the first year of inauguration.
DESIGN OF BURJ KHALIFA
Burj Khalifa’s design has kept in mind the local culture and natural landscape. Burj Khalifa was designed by architect Adrian Smith and the architecture firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The inspiration behind the neo-futuristic look of the Burj Khalifa is the desert lily, tiger lily and spider lily, a regional flower that grows in the UAE desert.
When viewed from the top the Burj Khalifa resembles a ‘Y’ shape, this is because it has a wide foundation built to optimise residential and hospitality space. The building then rises in cross-sections which reduce in the area as they go upward.
When it comes to maintaining the design of the Burj Khalifa cutting edge techniques are used. The tower’s curtain wall alone is the size of 17 football fields and it takes 36 employees a minimum of 90 days to complete cleaning one side of the tower.
Burj khalifa is the tallest building of Dubai