Back Burj Khalifa Afrikaans ቡርጅ ኻሊፋ Amharic Burch Khalifa AN برج خليفة Arabic برج خليفه ARZ বুৰ্জ খালিফা Assamese Burj Khalifa AST Bürc Xəlifə Azerbaijani بورج خلیفه AZB Бурдж-Хәлифә Bashkir
| Burj Khalifa | |
|---|---|
برج خليفة | |
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| Former names | Burj Dubai |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world since 2010[I] | |
| Preceded by | Taipei 101 |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
| Location | Dubai |
| Address | 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°11′49.7″N 55°16′26.8″E / 25.197139°N 55.274111°E |
| Named for | Sheikh Khalifa |
| Construction started | 6 January 2004 |
| Topped-out | 17 January 2009 |
| Completed | 1 October 2009 |
| Opened | 4 January 2010 |
| Cost | US$1.5 billion |
| Owner | Emaar Properties |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
| Tip | 829.8 m (2,722 ft) |
| Top floor | 584.5 m (1,918 ft) |
| Observatory | 555.7 m (1,823 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reinforced concrete, steel, and aluminium |
| Floor count | 154 + 9 maintenance |
| Floor area | 309,473 m2 (3,331,100 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 57 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Adrian Smith |
| Architecture firm | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Structural engineer | Bill Baker |
| Main contractor | Samsung C&T |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 2 subterranean levels |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة, "Khalifa Tower") is an extremely tall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates named after Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is the tallest building ever built, at 828 metres (2,717 ft). Before the building opened, it was called Burj Dubai. The building is 162 stories high. Construction of the tower was started on 6 January 2004, and the building was officially opened on 4 January 2010, almost 6 years later.[2][3] It is the tallest structure made by humans in the world. The building is more than 300 metres (980 ft) taller than Taipei 101. Taipei 101 was the tallest building until 2010 before Burj Khalifa was built.
Adrian Smith designed the tower.[4] He worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006.[5] It was built by Samsung Engineering & Construction, Besix, and Arabtec.[6] The tower cost US $1.5 billion to build.[7] The building is part of a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) building project on Sheikh Zayed Road, Downtown Burj Khalifa. It is near Dubai's main business district.
- ↑ "Burj Khalifa". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ↑ "Official Opening of Iconic Burj Dubai Announced". Gulf News. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ↑ "World's tallest building opens in Dubai". BBC News. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ↑ "EMAAR Press Release - Burj Dubai reaches a record high, Dubai, UAE, July 21, 2007". Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
- ↑ "Architect Magazine: Adrian Smith Leaves SOM, Longtime Skidmore partner bucks retirement to start new firm". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ↑ "Burj Dubai - SkyscraperPage.com". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ↑ "What to see". Dubai Travel Desk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
