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The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world since ...
Completed in 2009, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is currently the tallest building in the world, with a height of 829.8 metres (2,722 ft). The setbacks at various heights are a typical skyscraper feature. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building
Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is home to many extremely tall modern high-rises, [1] 108 of which stand taller than 180 metres (591 ft). The tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa, which rises 828 metres (2,717 ft) and contains 163 floors. [2]
This is a list of buildings and other structures that have been envisioned. The X-Seed 4000 is one of the tallest structures ever conceived. Shown in this image is the Burj Khalifa (828 m (2,717 ft)), tallest structure in the world at the time of completion in 2010 to this year (2025), and the X-Seed 4000 project (4,000 m (13,000 ft)).
Floors Year started / ends (est.) Notes 1 Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences: Dubai United Arab Emirates: 557 metres (1,827 ft) 105 2023 / 2026 [46] 2 Tiger Sky Tower: Dubai United Arab Emirates: 532 metres (1,745 ft) 116 2023 / 2028 3 Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina: Dubai United Arab Emirates: 517 metres (1,696 ft) 122 2008 / 2028 4 SRG ...
Dubai Police Agusta A-109K-2 in flight near Burj Khalifa. Burj Khalifa, known as the Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a 828 metres (2,717 ft) high [227] skyscraper in Dubai, and the tallest building in the world. The tower was inspired by the structure of the desert flower Hymenocallis. It was constructed by more than 30 contracting ...
Height comparison between the X-Seed 4000 and the Burj Khalifa. The X-Seed 4000 was a concept for a megatall skyscraper. [1] Its proposed 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) height, 6-kilometre-wide (3.7 mi) sea-base, and 800-floor capacity could accommodate 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants.
The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at 828 m (2,717 ft). Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower ), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower ), oil platforms , electricity transmission towers, and bridge support towers.