Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world! The height of the skyscraper, located in Dubai - 828 meters, it is 163 floors. Its shape resembles a stalagmite. The opening ceremony took place on January 4, 2010.

Burj Khalifa immediately planned as the tallest building in the world. His design height was kept secret.



Burj Khalifa was immediately planned as the tallest skyscraper, but its design height was kept secret. This was done in the event that a building of greater height was designed somewhere - then adjustments could be made to the project. The Dubai Tower was conceived as a “city within a city” - with its own lawns, boulevards and parks. The total cost of the facility is about 1.5 billion dollars.
Inside the Burj Khalifa complex is a hotel, apartments, offices and shopping centers. The building has three separate entrances: the hotel, the apartment and office space. On the 43rd and 76th floors there are gymnasiums, swimming pools, viewing platforms with a jacuzzi. On the 122nd floor there is a restaurant “Atmosphere” with 80 seats - it is located at the highest altitude in the world.

The highest observation deck of the Burj Khalifa is located on the 148th floor at an altitude of 555 meters. Two more sites are located on the 124th (472 meters) and 125th floors.

The air inside the building is not only cooled, but also flavored thanks to special membranes. This fragrance was created specifically for Burj Khalifa. Glasses do not allow dust and repel the sun's rays, allowing you to maintain the optimum temperature in the building, besides they are washed daily. Especially for the Burj Khalifa, a special grade of concrete was developed that can withstand temperatures up to +50 ° C. The concrete mixture was placed only at night, and ice was added to the solution.
The building has 57 elevators. In this case, only the service elevator rises from the first floor to the last. Residents and visitors skyscraper move between floors with transfers. Burj Khalifa elevators reach speeds of up to 10 m / s.

At the foot of the skyscraper in an artificial lake is a musical fountain Dubai. It is illuminated by 6,600 light sources and 50 color spotlights. The length of the fountain is 275 m, and the height of the jets reaches 150 meters. The fountain has musical accompaniment.

Facts  about Burj Khalifa

The construction of a skyscraper began in 2004 and proceeded at a speed of 1-2 floors per week.

Every day, up to 12,000 workers were involved in the construction.

The creation of the tower took about 320 thousand square meters of concrete and more than 60 thousand tons of steel reinforcement.

The tower holds about 900 apartments, the hotel has 304 rooms, 35 floors given for offices. In three underground floors there is a parking for 3000 cars.