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Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world

The Burj Khalifa in the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is the tallest man-made tower in the world, and it has won this title since 2008, with a height of 829.8 m above the ground level, and construction work for this tower began in January of 2004, and in Early October 2008, the construction of the exterior facade was completed, and it was officially opened at the end of January 4, 2010 as part of the Downtown Dubai project.

Digital facts about Burj Khalifa

The tower includes the highest mosque in the world on the 158th floor, the highest observation deck on the 124th floor, and the highest swimming pool in the world on the 76th floor, and it has 54 elevators, with a speed of 65 km / hour, and consists of 164 floors, and the number of workers working in it It reached about 12,000 years at the time of its peak construction, and the amount of rebar used in it reached 31,400 metric tons, and the number of parking spaces in it below the ground is about 3,000 refineries.

General information about the Burj Khalifa

Among the general information about Burj Khalifa is the following:

  • The name of this tower was changed from Burj Dubai and it is the name that was known during its construction to Burj Khalifa in honor of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
  • The tower was designed by Skidmore Owings and Merrill, and the architect responsible for its design was Adrian Smith, and the structural engineer for the tower was William Baker.
  • The outer covering of the tower consists of aluminum, stainless steel panels, 28,000 hand-cut glass panels, and stainless steel vertical tubes.

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