Monday, January 4, 2010

Burj Khalifa


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
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

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