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July 6th 2011 02:47
Burj Khalifa, known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft).
The total cost for the project was about US $1.5 billion.
The project's completion coincided with the global financial crisis of 20072010, and with vast overbuilding in the country, led to high vacancies and foreclosures. With Dubai mired in debt from its huge ambitions, the government was forced to seek multibillion dollar bailouts from its oil rich neighbor Abu Dhabi. Subsequently, in a surprise move at its opening ceremony, the tower was renamed Burj Khalifa, said to honour the UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his crucial support.
Current records held by Burj Khalifa:
Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Taipei 101 509.2 m/1,671 ft)
Tallest structure ever built: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Warsaw radio mast 646.38 m/2,121 ft)
Tallest extant structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast 628.8 m/2,063 ft)
Tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously CN Tower 553.3 m/1,815 ft)
Building with most floors: 160 (previously Willis Tower 108)
Building with highest occupied floor in the world: 160th floor
World's highest elevator installation, situated inside a rod at the very top of the building.
World's fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s) (previously Taipei 101 16.83 m/s)
Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft)(previously Taipei 101 449.2 m/1,474 ft)
The first world's tallest structure in history to include residential space
Highest outdoor observation deck in the world (124th floor) at 452 m (1,483 ft)
World's highest mosque (located on the 158th floor)
World's highest installation of an aluminium and glass facade, at a height of 512 m (1,680 ft)
World's Second highest swimming pool (76th floor), The highest swimming pool is at 108th floor of Ritz-Carlton Hotel at International Commerce Centre, Hong-Kong.
World's highest nightclub (144th floor).
World's highest restaurant, At.mosphere, located on 122nd floor at the height of 442 m (1,450 ft). (Previously the worlds highest restaurant was 360, at a height of 350 m (1,148 ft) in CN Tower).
World's highest New Year fireworks display.
View from the Observation Deck
An outdoor observation deck, named At the Top, opened on 5 January 2010 on the 124th floor. It is the second highest observation deck in the world and the highest outdoor observation deck in the world, at 452 m (1,483 ft).
Looking Up
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Burj Khalifa.
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