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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 ...
He is best known as the engineer of Burj Khalifa (Dubai, 2009), the world's tallest man-made structure. To support the tower's record heights, he developed the "buttressed core" [2] structural system, consisting of a hexagonal core reinforced by three buttresses that form a Y shape. This innovative system allows the structure to support itself ...
The tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa, which rises 828 metres (2,717 ft) and contains 163 floors. [2] The tower has stood as both the tallest building in the world and the tallest human-made structure of any kind in the world since its completion in January 2010.
Burj Azizi: 725 metres (2,379 ft) 132 2027 Dubai 2 Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences: 557 metres (1,827 ft) 105 2026 Dubai 3 Tiger Sky Tower: 532 metres (1,745 ft) 116 2028 Dubai 4 Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina: 517 metres (1,696 ft) 122 2028 Dubai Would become tallest all-residential building in the world if completed. [160] [161] 5 ...
The Dubai skyline in 2010, a few months after Burj Khalifa completion The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the world's tallest building since 2009. It has been classified as Megatall. [1] Below is a list of notable buildings in Dubai.
Burj Khalifa: 828.0 2,717 163 (+ 2 below ground) Dubai United Arab Emirates: 2010 Tallest building in the world since 2009 [15] 2 Merdeka 118: 678.9 2,227 118 (+ 5 below ground) Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: 2024 Tallest building in Southeast Asia and Malaysia [16] 3 Shanghai Tower: 632.0 2,073 128 (+ 5 below ground) Shanghai China: 2015
The Burj Al Arab (translated to ‘Arabian tower’) was designed by architect Tom Wright to resemble a J-class yacht. The structure is made of a steel frame exterior wrapped around a concrete tower, with white Teflon encased fibreglass forming the ‘sail’. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (918.6 ft.) from Jumeirah Beach.
The Dubai Fountain contains a choreographed fountain system located on the 12-hectare (30-acre) artificial Burj Khalifa Lake, at the center of the Downtown Dubai development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was designed by WET Design, a California-based company also responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas.