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Burj Khalifa Skyscaper, Dubai(دبي) image (Tower of Burj Khalifa former Burj Dubai tower)

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Google Earth view image of Burj Khalifa (برج سكيسكابير برج خليفة), created from Google earth map embedded below.

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Google Earth view image of Burj Dubai, created from Google earth map embedded below.

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information on burj dubai :
the burj dubai skyscraper building officially opened on 4 January 2010. The building is part of the 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) development called "Downtown Burj Dubai" at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh Zayed Road at Financial Centre Road (previously known as Doha Street). The height of burj in dubai is over 828 metres. Has following records too.
• Tallest building in the world

• Tallest free-standing structure in the world

• Highest number of stories in the world

• Highest occupied floor in the world

• Highest outdoor observation deck in the world

• Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world

• Tallest service elevator in the world

Google Earth 3d view/aerial satellite map view/hybrid satellite maps/road map of Burj Khalifa Skyscaper,Dubai - United Arab Emirates(الامارات العربية المتحدة)

Quick facts about Burj Dubai(برج سكيسكابير برج خليفة)
Developer:Emaar
Groundbreaking:21 September 2004
Estimated completion:2009
exterior of the structure completion: 1 October 2009
Opened: 4th January 2010
Use:for Office, hotel, and residential
Height:818 m (2,684 ft)
Floor count:162 habitable floors
Floor area:334,000 m2
Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Structural Engineer: Bill Baker at SOM
Total cost for the project: about US$1.5 billion

Current records

Tallest skyscraper (to top of spire): 829.84 m (2,723 ft) (previously Taipei 101 – 509.2 m/1,671 ft)
Tallest skyscraper to top of antenna: 829.84 m (2,723 ft) (previously the Willis Tower – 527 m/1,729 ft)
Tallest structure ever built: 829.84 m (2,723 ft) (previously Warsaw radio mast – 646.38 m/2,121 ft)
Tallest extant structure: 829.84 m (2,723 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast – 628.8 m/2,063 ft)
Tallest freestanding structure: 829.84 m (2,723 ft) (previously CN Tower – 553.3 m/1,815 ft)
Building with most floors: 160 (previously Willis Tower – 108)
Building with world's highest occupied floor[21]
World's highest elevator installation (situated inside a rod at the very top of the building)
World's fastest elevators: 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s)(previously Taipei 101 – 16.83 m/s)
Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft)[24] (previously Taipei 101 – 449.2 m/1,474 ft)
First world's tallest structure in history to include residential space[25]
World's highest outdoor observation deck: 124th floor at 452 m (1,483 ft)
World's highest installation of an aluminium and glass facade: 512 m (1,680 ft)
World’s highest mosque: 158th floor
World's highest nightclub: 144th floor
World's highest restaurant (At.mosphere): 122nd floor at 442 m (1,450 ft) (previously 360, at a height of 350 m/1,148 ft in CN Tower)
World's highest New Year display of fireworks.
World's second highest swimming pool: 76th floor (world's highest swimming pool is located on 108th floor of Ritz-Carlton Hotel at International Commerce Centre, Hong-Kong).

Images of Burj Khalifa etc

* Burj Khalifa tower aerial view


* The Dubai Mall : United Arab Emirates : The largest shopping mall in the world, based on total area size
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The Dubai Mall is the world's largest shopping mall based on total area and sixth largest by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, and includes 1,200 shops. Access to the mall is provided via Doha Street, rebuilt as a double-decker road in April 2009.

Twice delayed, Dubai Mall opened on November 4, 2008, with about 600 retailers, marking the world's largest-ever mall opening in retail history. However it is not the largest in gross leasable space, and is surpassed in that category by several malls including the South China Mall, which is the world's largest, Golden Resources Mall, SM City North Edsa, and SM Mall of Asia.

The Dubai Mall has recorded a visitor turn-out of more than 60,000 tickets sold for the Dubai Aquarium and Discovery Centre in the first five days, following its opening. The Dubai Mall hosted over 37 million visitors in its first year of operation, and attracts more than 750,000 visitors every week.


SOME WORLD RECORDS PLEASE:

# Largest mall in the world with total area 1,124,000m2.

# Worlds sixth largest mall with Gross Leasable Area (GLA) 350,000m2.

# World’s largest acrylic panel (Aquarium) inside Dubai Mall, which is (32.88 m wide × 8.3 m high × 750 mm thick and weighing 245 tons).

# World’s largest sweet shop "Candylicious" spanning over 10,000 sq ft inside Dubai Mall.

# Dubai Mall records more than 5 million visitors in the month of March,2010 during the one-month Dubai Shopping Festival, setting an all-time record in visitor footfall.

# The Dubai Mall hosted a record 37 million visitors in its first year of operation,and attracts more than 750,000 visitors every week.

# Dubai Mall has been named the best shopping experience on 29th April, 2010 by Grazia Style Awards.

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* Spiderman climbing on Burj Al Khalifa tower
Alain Robert starting his way up the world's tallest building. Took him just over six hours to conquer.
* Images courtesy Flickr.com and its vibrant members

Burj Khalifa Videos from Youtube

WORLD RECORD BASE JUMP BURJ KHALIFA


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From the top of the Burj Khalifa's spire 828 m (aka Burj Dubai) video , 31 December 2009


Incredible Footage From The Top Of The World's Tallest Building , On the top of the Burj Khalifa's spire 828 m (aka Burj Dubai) video by Imre Solt , 31 December 2009 Video from the top of the spire of Burj Khalifa , the tallest man-made structure ever built, 828 m. CoxGomyl is now commissioning the final systems on the higest building in the world the 818 Meter Burj Dubai. ( www.coxgomyl.com ) A total of 18 machines have been delivered to the building and the higest operating BMU in the world working at 715 meters Fact Sheet - Burj Dubai Currently the worlds tallest building and tallest man-made structure, Burj Dubai is at the centre of Downtown Burj Dubai, the flagship mega-project of Emaar Properties in Dubai. The final height of the tower will be revealed on its completion in 2009. With a development value of over US$1 billion, Burj Dubai, when completed, will fulfil all the criteria of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which ranks the worlds tallest buildings on the basis of spire height, the highest occupied floor, roof height and pinnacle height. At a current height of over 800 metres (2625 ft), Burj Dubai has now also scaled over 160 levels, the most number of storeys in any building in the world. Burj Dubai has already surpassed the height of the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, USA - 628.8 metres (2063 ft), which held the distinction of being the worlds tallest man-made structure. Burj Dubai is taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 ...


Dubai Renames World's Tallest Tower Burj Khalifa


Dubai has unveiled the world's tallest skyscraper in an extravagant multimedia and fireworks display. The 828-meter tall building was renamed Burj Khalifa on Monday, after the UAE president. (04 January 2010)


Burj Dubai / Burj Khalifa FULL Opening Ceremony & Inauguration - Part 1 of 3 [HD]


This is a recording of the FULL Opening Ceremony and inauguration of Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently the only full recording on YouTube. The opening ceremony on January 4th, 2010 was dubbed as the most technologically advanced show, featuring fireworks, laser lights, a dancing fountain (known as the Dubai Fountain) a Jumbotron (mega sized TV), all synchronized to dramatic music. Please RATE, COMMENT, FAVORITE and SHARE. Link to Part 2: bit.ly Link to Part 3: bit.ly Burj Dubai / Khalifa Website: www.burjdubai.com At The Top Burj Dubai Khalifa Experience: www.burjdubai.com BURJ KHALIFA FACTS: Final Height: 828 meters (to spire) Total Floor Count: 206 floors Usable Floor Count: 160 floors Cost: $1.5 billion Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates GroundbreakingL 21 September 2004 Completion: October 2009 Opening: 4 January 2010 Use: Mixed-use (residential + commercial) BURJ KHALIFA WORLD RECORS: 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 (64 km/h or 18 m/s) Highest vertical concrete pumping World's highest observation deck (indoor/outdoors) World's highest mosque (158th floor) World's highest swimming pool (76th floor) and more...


Burj Dubai Khalifa Fountain 'Time to Say Goodbye'


Burj Dubai / Burj Khalifa Fountain. 'Time to Say Goodbye' by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli ('Con Te Partiro'). View from the Dubai Mall. Burj Khalifa officialy opened January 4, 2010. For those posting complaints abt UAE not helping with drinking water to third world countries - this is not drinkable water. Most of it is a condencate from air conditioning system. Dubai does provide help to third world countries via separate means. For those complaining about similarity to Bellagio fountains - while those are as beautiful, both systems were manufactured by Wet Design, same company, please contact them directly to discuss their business model, ie selling what they do to whoever orders it. Finally, MGM Mirage who owes the Bellagio is partially owed by Arabs.


Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) Construction - Animation - UAE


Burj Khalifa Burj Dubai Construction - Animation - UAE www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com www.burjdubai.com news.bbc.co.uk Dubai to build Worlds Tallest Tower - EMAAR Properties PJSC, the leading real-estate company in the region, announced on February 24, 2003 that it is to construct the worlds tallest tower and set ... Dubai to build Worlds Tallest Tower - EMAAR Properties PJSC, the leading real-estate company in the region, announced on February 24, 2003 that it is to construct the worlds tallest tower and set yet another record for the fast growing Emirate of Dubai Burj Khalifa "Khalifa Tower" along known as Burj Dubai — Arabic for "Dubai Tower" —rises 2717 feet (828 meters) from the desert. The $1.5 billion "vertical city" Monday January 04th 2010, officially inaugurated the centerpiece of its decade-long construction boom, with the surprise revelation that the world-beating 168-story skyscraper - A new symbol of the city's economic excess - was even bigger than previously thought. " Six years in the making, and now 319 meters higher than previous skyscraping record-holder Taipei 101, Dubai's newest edifice commands dizzying views of the ambitious building program that has transformed the emirate.


Tom Cruise Burj Khalifa at the observation deck In Dubai filmat av lotta


Tom Cruise Mission Impossible 4. Shoots Stunt Scenes At observation deck Burj Khalifa In Dubai


Burj Khalifa Inauguration in Dubai - 4 January 2010


The official inauguration of the world's tallest building in Dubai by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: Burj Khalifa


On the top of Burj Khalifa's spire قمة برج خليفة


Enjoy the amazing view from the top of Burj Khalifa's Spire, the highest man-made point on earth. Quote: "The tower wobbles, dreadfully, so if my hand is shaking, it's not just me."


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Brilliant Architecture Designs

Well In Dubai These type of Architecture can be seen more. Well I have never got a chance for Visiting the country but i have seen the Construction of all the Buildings very minutely in Discovery Channel. and amazing techniques had been used. hats off..
West India Travel Guide

Brilliant Architecture Designs

Well In Dubai These type of Architecture can be seen more. Well I have never got a chance for Visiting the country but i have seen the Construction of all the Buildings very minutely in Discovery Channel. and amazing techniques had been used. hats off..
West India Travel Guide