Saturday, 24 December 2011

Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa earlier known as Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest man-made structure ever built. Burj Khalifa was started its Construction in September 2004 and took 6 years to complete in Jan 2010. The Height of Burj Khalifa is 828 m. There are about 163 habitable floors plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement in the building. The total cost is estimated $1.5 billion. Burj Khalifa opened for public on 4th January 2010. Burj Khalifa was developed by Emaar Properties Developer. As Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world it provides unparalleled views of Dubai city.


Burj Khalifa is an extra ordinary combination of engineering and art. The Burj Khalifa tower’s architecture and engineering were performed by the team of professional architects, and engineers Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer. Burj Khalifa has been designed for mix use would include 30,000 homes, 9 hotels, 3 hectares of parkland, 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and the 12-hectare man-made Burj Khalifa Lake.

 

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