NOTE: This list includes only buildings. Height is measured from sidewalk level of main entrance to structural top of building. This includes spires, but does not include antennas or flagpoles. The World Trade Center twin towers of New York City ranked fifth and sixth at 1, ft and 1, ft on this list until their destruction on Sept.
Khalifa is derived from the name of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Maktoum, who is the president of Adu Dhabi as well as United Arab Emirates, Burj Khalifa and other construction projects in Dubai were once on the verge of halting due to the attack of Financial Crisis, it was neighbor Adu Dhabi provided funds to Dubai in the hard time, this is the main reason for Dubai to rename the tower Burj Khalifa, additionally the word Khalifa has a important significance in Islam, it means Islamic world's supreme leader.
Location : The address of Burj Khalifa is 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the tower is located in Downtown Dubai, an area along Sheikh Zayed Road, it's one of several districts in the city that filled with lots of high-rises buildings, another district with significant amount of skyscrapers is Dubai Marina, the two districts is approximately 11 miles apart.
In comparison with Dubai Marina which located right by the sea, Burj Khalifa is 2. Height : The architectural height of Burj Khalifa is meters or feet, this is measured to the top of the spire, as its spire is considered an architectural element of the tower. Before , Burj Khalifa's height has long been kept as a secret in order to prevent it from being surpassed by potential competitors.
Finally the owner Emaar claimed the standard height of Burj Khalifa to be meters, with a total height of As of , Burj Khalifa has been holding the crown of World's Tallest Building for 10 years, it will keep the crown for another 3 to 5 years, until in or later when either the Dubai Creek Tower or Jeddah Tower surpasses it.
The highest occupied floor is level , which is m high from ground. For public sightseeing, there are 3 observation decks , respectively on levels , and The one on level is now the world's highest observation deck at a height of meters. Uses :. Mixed-use, the tower is used in a variety of purposes, respectively are Office, Residential, Hotels, Restaurant, Observation, Communication.
The 39th floor or level 39 and floors below are used as hotels or residences by Armani, the floors from level 39 to level are mainly used for residences. Above level to level are office spaces, with the exception of level , and level , which are the 3 separated observation decks for public sightseeing. And there's also a restaurant set at level , named At. The floors above level to are all mechanical floors. The number of floors is so huge as there are a total of stairs from the ground floor to th floor.
That is because the floors above level and below the spire are served as the base structure of spire, which is not habitable and also not for mechanical use, but it occupies 46 floors, hence technically the building has floors.
Every year, fireworks show or laser show will take place on Burj Khalifa on New Year's Eve, attracting thousands of people to watch on the scene, and millions watch online in the same time. The last firework show was occurred on January 1, , a laser show was shown on New Year's Eve of , laser shows is also occurred in some other events or festivals. Shopping bags, backpacks, and food aren't allowed at the top.
Thankfully, luggage storage is free. It was a bit awkward, but I had to store my leftover Pizza Hut in the luggage room. You can't really expect me to let that gooey deep dish go to waste. After dropping off the Hut, I got on the real queue. There's a fair amount of security to go through. I'm sure it's much longer on a weekend or before sunset. There's a wall populated with photos tagged with Burj Khalifa on Instagram.
I thought I was almost through at this point. But no. After guards scan your ticket, it's time to go through a metal detector and an X-ray machine. Everyone was pushing to get to the front of the line. I don't understand this — we're all going to the same place, friends. After you go through security, a photographer takes a photo of you in front of a green screen, on which I can only assume the Burj Khalifa is later superimposed. I can understand wanting a photo of yourself at the top of the tower, but who wants a green-screen portrait?
The walk to get to the top of the tower is almost comically long. It starts here with a model of the Burj Khalifa. The model is surrounded by a touchscreen base. Placing your hand on the screen Then there's a hallway lined with moving images of Dubai at various points over the past or so years. You ascend an escalator Then there is a I guess you would call it a poem? It's written from the perspective of the Burj Khalifa itself. I've honestly never been in a place that took itself so seriously.
Then you are led to another hallway — seriously, it's never-ending — where screens show the Burj Khalifa at various stages of its construction. Burj Khalifa wins by far in all three categories. Height to architectural top Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building.
This includes spires but does not include antennae, signage, flagpoles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely used and is used to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat rankings of the Tallest Buildings in the World.
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