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Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE: Pride of Dubai

No introduction is needed to recognize or jogging the memory lane for this


building as it is one of the iconic building which held Dubai distinguishable at
International stage. The Burj Khalifa-worlds tallest building, situated in 1 Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard of Dubai in United Arab Emirates, has set the record
for being tallest skyscraper. It was designed by leading architectural firm Adrian Smith of
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM). The construction has started from 6 January 2004
and ended in 1 October 2009. The opening of Burj Khalifa has taken place in 4 January
2010. Whole project was the part of new development called Downtown Dubai. The
skyscraper was named after president of UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi Khalifa bin Zayed
Al Nahyan.

The design of Burj Khalifa was inspired by the patterning system of Islamic
culture. Amongst the building, Y- shaped is dedicated to hotel and residential
apartments. Its height reaches up to 829.8 m with the support of buttressed core
structural system. In order resist the hot temperature of Dubai it was incorporated with
cladding system. There are 154 main usable floors. Apart from them, 46 spire level, 9
maintenance level and 2 levels below the parking area. As far as elevators /lifts are
concerned 57 lifts exist in building including 55 single decks and 2 double decks. Along
with a huge amount of accommodation, Burj Khalifa is very sustainable as in the small
area it is taking care large part of accommodation which leads into saving land for
various other development. Overall, Burj Khalifa is working towards both-commercial as
well as sustainability which drive UAE amongst the path of glory.

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