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The shadow of Burj Khalifa buildings penetrates into the Dubai city at the time of rising sun.
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Burj Khalifa is the tallest man-made structure & commercial
building ever built located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Burj Khalifa
stands at a whopping 828 m (2,717 ft) and is a part of the 2 sq kms
flagship development named Downtown Burj Khalifa near Dubai’s main
business district.
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| A view of the dubai skyline from the top of Burj Khalifa (earlier Burj Dubai). |
The total cost of
the construction of Burj Khalifa came to be around US$1.5 billion and the office space therein was being priced at US$4,000 per sq ft.
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| Another view from the top of the burj. |
Burj Khalifa was earlier named Burj Dubai but incidentally its
completion coincided with the worldwide economic slump and thus there
were few takers. Burj Khalifa was renamed after UAE President Khalifa
bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which was seen as an attempt to boost confidence in
Dubai and showing who is backing Dubai.
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| The other three buildings look just as kids when we poke out of the window from Burj Khalifa. |
Few records set by Burj Khalifa are Tallest skyscraper to top of
spire, Tallest structure ever built, Tallest extant structure, Tallest
freestanding structure, Building with most
floors, World’s highest elevator
installation, World’s fastest elevators, Highest
vertical concrete pumping, World’s tallest structure, Highest outdoor observation deck, World’s highest mosque, World’s highest installation of an aluminium and
glass facade and World’s highest swimming pool.
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A view straight down into the bottom of the Burj Khalifa building from its top.
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