Burj Khalifa /burj dubai
Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة "Khalifa Tower"),[3] formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a "supertall" skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft).[3] Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the building officially opened on 4 January 2010.[1][7]
| Preceded by | Taipei 101 |
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| General information | |
| Cost | $1.5 billion[2] |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Status | Complete |
| Groundbreaking | 21 September 2004 |
| Opening | 4 January 2010[1] |
| Use | Mixed-use |
| Height | |
| Antenna or spire | 828 m (2,717 ft)[3] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 160 habitable floors[4] |
| Floor area | 334,000 m2 (3,595,100 sq ft) |
| Companies involved | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Structural engineer | Bill Baker at SOM[6] |
| Contractor | Joint venture between Samsung C&T, Besix; and Arabtec Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting Consutruction Project Manager Turner Construction Grocon[5] Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations[5] Lift contractor Otis[5] VT consultant Lerch Bates[5] |
| Developer | Emaar |
