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BURJ KHALIFA ( Tallest building in the world )

BURJ KHALIFA 

Burj Khalifa is also known as the Burj Dubai is a skyscraper in Dubai, UAE (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ) .




Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world it has been the tallest buildings in the world since its topping from late 2008. 
Its total height is 829.8 M (2722 f) it also has a antenna on the top excluding it Burj Khalifa's total height is 828 m (2717 f).




Burj Khalifa was designed by Adrian Smith , of Skidmor,Owings and Merrill (whose firms designed the wills tower and the One World Trade Centre) .

Construction of Burj Khalifa initiated in 2004 , and it's exterior took 5 years to complete in 2009 . The Primery structure of Burj Khalifa is glass and concrete, the building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. The building was originally named Burj Dubai but then renamed in the honour of ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of UAE ( Khalifa Bin Zayed Al nahyan ) . The building broke numerous hieght records and also holds the title of the tallest building in the world .





RECORDS
  1. Tallest existing structure 829.8 m (2722 f)
  2. Tallest structure ever built 829.8 m (2722 f)
  3. Tallest freestanding structure 829.8 m (2722 f)
  4. Tallest skyscraper 829.8 m (2722 f)
  5. Tallest skyscraper to top of antenna 829.8 m (2722 f)
  6. Building with most floors (163)
  7. World's highest elevator installation 
  8. World's longest travel distance Elevators (504 m)
  9. Highest vertical concrete pumping (606 m)
  10. World's tallest structure that includes residential space  
  11. World's highest night club 144th floor
  12. World's highest restaurant 122nd floor at 442 m
  13. World's highest New Year display of Fireworks 
  14. World's highest installation of aluminium and glass facade 512 m
  15. World's highest outdoor observation deck 124th floor at 452 m 



Features

1) The Dubai Fountain :-  Burj Khalifa features the Dubai fountain accounting system at a cost of
Dh 800 million(217$) . It consists of 6600 lights and 50 coloured projectors , it is 270 M long and food water 150 m into they are accompanied by the music .
2) Observation Deck :-  the outer observation deck at the top is on 124th floor at 452 m. It is the world's tallest observation deck, it also features electronic telescopes .

3) Burj Khalifa Park :- at the centre of Park there is a water room ,which is a series of pools  and water Jet Fountains , the plants are watered by the water collected from the building scoring system to system provides 68,000,000 litres of water annually.


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