Burj Khalifa

The Burj Khalifa is a megatall skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, it is the world's tallest structure, with a total height... Wikipedia

• Preceded by:  Taipei 101
• Status:  Completed
• Type:  Mixed-use
• Style:  Neo-futurism
• Location:  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Address:  1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard
• Country:  United Arab Emirates
• Named for:  Sheikh Khalifa
• Construction started:  January 6, 2004
• Topped-out:  January 17, 2009
• Completed:  October 1, 2009
• Cost:  US$1.5 billion
• Owner:  Emaar Properties
• Architectural:  828 m (2,716.54 ft)
• Height (with tip):  829.8 m (2,722.44 ft)
• Antenna spire:  242.5 m (795.6 ft)
• Roof:  739.4 m (2,425.85 ft)
• Top floor:  585.4 m (1,920.6 ft)
• Observatory:  555.7 m (1,823.16 ft)
• Structural system:  Reinforced concrete, steel, and aluminium
• Floors:  154 + 9 maintenance
• Floor area:  309,473 m² (3,331,139.65 sq ft)
• Lifts/elevators:  57 (mall included)
• Architect:  Adrian Smith
• Architecture firm:  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
• Structural engineer:  Bill Baker
• Main contractor:  Samsung C&T, BESIX, Arabtec
• Parking:  2 subterranean levels
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo