When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Burj Khalifa - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa

    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 ...

  3. History of the world's tallest buildings - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_world's...

    In 2004, the construction of Taipei 101 brought the height of skyscrapers to a new level, standing at 508 m (1,667 ft) with 101 floors. It is 59 m (194 ft) taller than the previous record-holders, the Petronas Towers. Burj Khalifa surpassed the height of Taipei 101 by 319 m (1,047 ft) in 2009, making it 60% taller. [20]

  4. List of tallest buildings - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings

    The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2010. [1] The Burj Khalifa has been classified as megatall. [2] A diagram showing the tallest buildings as of 2024. This is a list of the tallest buildings.

  5. Adrian Smith (architect) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Smith_(architect)

    The petal shape of Burj Khalifa was a major architectural contribution by Smith. The shape of Burj Khalifa was inspired by the Spider Lily flower. The three petal shape re-configures as the building height increases. The change in pattern along the height does not allow flow pattern to organize.

  6. List of tallest buildings in Dubai - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings...

    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.

  7. William F. Baker (engineer) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Baker_(engineer)

    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 ...

  8. How Tom Cruise pulled off that 'Mission: Impossible 4 ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/entertainment/tom-cruise-pulled-off...

    Tom Cruise scales the Burj Khalifa in the most memorable action ... and the rest of the sequence would be shot on another 60-foot adjustable wall that has been constructed in the desert outside of ...

  9. Jeddah Tower - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeddah_Tower

    Besix Group (Belgian Six Construct), which constructed the Burj Khalifa, was previously considered for the contract, but did not win, partially because SBG invested in Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), [36] contributing SR1.5 billion (US$400 million) towards the development of the project. [37]