Have you ever seen the view from the top floor of the Burj Khalifa?
Like what is the Burj Khalifa? The Burj Khalifa (Caliph Tower) is the tallest skyscraper in the world!
Located in Dubai (UAE), the Burj Khalifa includes a (growing) of 2 km² called Downtown Burj Khalifa.
The construction of Burj Khalifa began in September 2004 and ended in October 2009, but the building was opened to the public only in January 2010.
Then the world's tallest skyscraper was built in just over 5 years!
How tall is the tallest skyscraper in the world?
But how high is the Burj Khalifa? This is the question that everyone is asking will stand.The Burj Khalifa is the same height 828 meters.
Not bad right? Whereas the tallest skyscraper in Italy, the Isozaki Tower, is high "only" 207 meters, the Burj Khalifa is almost 4 times as much!
The Burj Khalifa records
The Burj Khalifa (currently 2015) beats several records:
- The highest skyscraper in the world, but generally also the highest human construction in the world (828 meters).
- The building with more plans (163 plans).
- The building with the highest lifts in the world.
- The building with the fastest elevators in the world (18 m / s = 64 km / h).
- The building with the cement highest range (606 meters).
- The building with the outdoor viewing platform the world's highest.
So if you're ever in Dubai, remember to pay a visit to the Burj Khalifa, after all, you will be impossible not to see it: p