About Dubai’s Burj Khalifa – With its impressive size and design, the Dubai-based Burj Khalifa is a sight to behold. Construction for the world’s tallest building began in 2004, and was not completed until 2010. The building was made as part of the Downtown Dubai Development.
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The intention was to build a building that would diversify from an oil-based economy and to gain international recognition for Dubai. The Burj Khalifa has many uses, which include offices and restaurants and was named in honor of the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Burj Khalifa was greatly praised after its opening, but there were also some controversies along the way.
Of course when you have something that is made on such a grand scale, there are probably going to be some fun facts that will pop up. Some you may know, but others might be a bit of a surprise. The Burj Khalifa has plenty of those, some of which will probably blow your mind. So here it is, a list of 10 things that you didn’t know (hopefully) about the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
10. The Tallest Building in the World
The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the entire world. How high is it? Well, it has an architectural height of 2716.5 feet. In meters, that is 828 meters. The total height from tip to all the way down is 2723 feet. The next tallest is the Shanghai Tower is Shanghai, which is around 2073 feet or 632 meters. So as you can see, there is quite a difference between the heights in the first and second highest buildings, which makes the height of the Burj Khalifa quite impressive. To put it in perspective, the height of the Burj Khalifa is three times the height of the Eiffel Tower.
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