A thriving tourist spot and stunning architecture and engineering wonder of UAE, the Burj Khalifa stands 2,722 feet (830 feet) tall.
Initially during its construction period named Burj Dubai and later renamed Burj Khalifa to honor the UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who helped with the funds for this billion-dollar project.
On 4th January 2020, Burj Khalifa will be completing its 10 years. It took six years to construct the tower since its excavation in 2004 and opened in January 2010. This 163-floor tall man-made structure is almost 3 times the height of the Eiffel Tower! At a time around 35,000 people can be accommodated here. The Burj’s (Arabic word for tower) appearance is based on the Hymenocallis flower (spider lily).
Burj Khalifa holds the bragging rights to a number of records, which include:
- The tallest building in the world
- The tallest freestanding man-made structure
- Most floors in a building (163)
- Highest residential apartment in the world
- The highest outdoor observation deck in the world
- Elevator with longest travel distance in the world
- Tallest elevator in the world (1,654 ft)
- Highest Restaurant
- Highest fireworks on a building
- Highest base jump from a building
- Fastest time to climb the Burj Khalifa by bicycle (2 hr 20 min 38 sec).
- World's highest swimming pool in a building (on Level 76)
The tower has attracted many celebrities and VIPs over the years, with both Hollywood as well as Bollywood movies being filmed here, like Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and Welcome Back.
The Observation deck ‘At The Top” located on the 124th, 125th, and 148th floor gives you a breathtaking view of the city. The ticket prices depend on the observation deck you choose and at what time of the day you would visit. You could also book a reservation at the At. Mosphere, the world's highest restaurant. Enjoy fine dining with a spectacular view.
Also described as a ‘Vertical City’, Burj Khalifa every year sustainably reuses over 15 million gallons of water from the moisture collected from the air conditioning units to irrigate the plants and landscaping and also for the Dubai Fountain. Solar panels have been installed on the rooftop that will be used to heat water for the building supply.
I am sure all the above facts have built your curiosity to visit this modern iconic wonder. So what are you waiting for? Call our travel experts and book your Dubai Visa and Dubai tour Package with us!
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