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The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...
Floor count Completed Country City Asia: Burj Khalifa: 828 m (2,717 ft) 163: 2010 United Arab Emirates: Dubai: North America: One World Trade Center: 541.3 m (1,776 ft) 94: 2014 United States: New York City: Europe: Lakhta Center: 462 m (1,516 ft) 86: 2018 Russia: Saint Petersburg: Africa: Iconic Tower: 393.8 m (1,292 ft) 79 2023 Egypt: New ...
This list of skyscrapers by floor area includes the largest skyscrapers in the world, measured in square meters (m 2) and square feet (sq ft). To qualify as a skyscraper, a structure must be self-supporting, without relying on tension cables or external supports for stability, and must reach a minimum height of 150 meters (492 feet).
Floors Year* Notes Burj Azizi: 725 metres (2,379 ft) 132 2027 The Burj Azizi former Entisar Tower from cancelled new project in Dubai developer by Azizi Developments, height 725 m (2,379 ft) 132-stories, is office, sky hotel 7-star restaurant, residential and observation deck. It is planned to be completed by 2027.
The tallest building in the UAE is Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which rises 828 metres (2,717 ft) and contains 163 floors. [1] The tower has stood as both the tallest building in the world and the tallest man-made structure of any kind in the world since its completion in January 2010.
The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at 828 m (2,717 ft). Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower ), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower ), oil platforms , electricity transmission towers, and bridge support towers.
Proposed in 2006 as Ocean Heights 2 with 460 metres (1,510 ft) and 106 floors, Due to the height restriction in United Arab Emirates, it was reduced to a 426-meter and 100 floors in 2008 and 420-meter 85-story building in 2010. Al Quds Endowment Tower: Doha: Qatar: 100: 495 m (1,624 ft) Foundation work started. Construction halted in 2010.
Without this vanity height, the Burj Khalifa would still be the tallest building in the world, but only exceeding the Shanghai Tower's highest usable floor by 2 meters. [1] [3] The next potentially tallest building, the Jeddah Tower, could be over 1,000 meters tall, but its highest floor is planned to be 630m above ground. The top 370m ...