BURJ KHALIFA

At 828 meters (2,716.5 ft), the 200-storey Burj Khalifa has over 160 habitable stories, the most of
any building in the world.

City name Dubai

Adrian Smith-Chicago-based Skidmore,
Architect(s)
Owings and Merrill (SOM)
Inauguration date 04. 01. 2010
Construction time 5 years
Construction cost USD $1.5bn
Total height 828m
Weight 500,000 tons
Cables 68,000 tons
Concrete 330,000 m3
Depth below ground 50m
Height of restaurant level 122
Number of windows 0ver 24,000
Elevators 57
Elevator capacity 10 – 12 people
Elevator speed 10 meters per second
Elevator manufacturer Otis
Max. people working on tower at any one
12,000
time during construction
Number of broadcasting facilities 4
Number of steps up to the top 2,909
Steel quantity used for construction 39,000 tons
Length of antenna 220m
Weight of antenna 3,500 tons
Sway of antenna from core 1.9m
Unique features of the tower 360 degree view
Highest outdoor observation deck with an
outdoor terrace