A FAMOUS B U I L D I N G

BURJ KHALIFA
 ABOUT BURJ KHALIFA HEIGHT
• THE BURJ KHALIFA , KNOWN AS THE BURJ DUBAI PRIOR
TO ITS INAUGURATION IN 2010, IS A SKYSCRAPER IN DUBAI,
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. WITH A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 829.8 M
(2,722 FT, JUST OVER HALF A MILE) AND A ROOF HEIGHT
(EXCLUDING ANTENNA, BUT INCLUDING A 244 M SPIRE) OF
828 M , THE BURJ KHALIFA HAS BEEN THE
TALLEST STRUCTURE AND BUILDING IN THE WORLD SINCE
ITS TOPPING OUT IN 2009, SUPPLANTING TAIPEI 101, THE
PREVIOUS HOLDER OF THAT STATUS.
 BURJ‘S KHALIFA CONSTRUCTION
• BURJ KHALIFA'S CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE USED 330,000 M3
OF CONCRETE AND 39,000 TONNES OF STEEL REBAR, AND
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE TAKEN 22 MILLION MAN-
HOURS. ... IN NOVEMBER 2007, THE HIGHEST REINFORCED
CONCRETE CORE WALLS WERE PUMPED USING 80 MPA
CONCRETE FROM GROUND LEVEL.
 THE REAL OWNER OF BURJ KHALIFA
• THE 163-STORY BURJ KHALIFA IS OWNED BY EMAAR PROPERTIES, A BUSINESS
FOUNDED BY BILLIONAIRE MOHAMED ALI ALABBAR, BUT IT WAS BUILT BY
SAMSUNG C&T OF SOUTH KOREA, BESIX OF BELGIUM, AND ARABTECH OF THE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. EMAAR ALSO OWNS THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING
MALL, THE DUBAI MALL, THE DUBAI FOUNTAIN, AND THE PLANNED DUBAI
CREEK TOWER.