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  2. At the Top (Burj Khalifa) - Wikipedia

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    At The Top, Burj Khalifa is a series of observation decks on the 124th and 125th floors of the Burj Khalifa which opened to the public on 5 January 2010. At 452 m (1,483 ft), it boasted the highest manmade observation deck in the world at the time [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This record was subsequently broken and regained twice with the respective ...

  3. Downtown Circle - Wikipedia

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    Downtown Circle would be a 550-meter-tall ring that would encircle the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper. The ring would be 3,000 meters in circumference and would house residential, commercial, and public spaces. [1] [2] [3] The project is designed to be sustainable and self-sufficient.

  4. Burj Khalifa - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Tourist attractions in Dubai - Wikipedia

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    The Dubai Fountain is the world's largest choreographed fountain system set on the 30-acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake, at the center of the Downtown Dubai development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was designed by WET Design, the California-based company responsible for the fountains at the Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas.

  6. Architecture of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The Burj Al Arab (translated to ‘Arabian tower’) was designed by architect Tom Wright to resemble a J-class yacht. The structure is made of a steel frame exterior wrapped around a concrete tower, with white Teflon encased fibreglass forming the ‘sail’. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (918.6 ft.) from Jumeirah Beach.

  7. List of tallest structures - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. List of megatall skyscrapers - Wikipedia

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    Burj Mubarak Al Kabir: Madinat al-Hareer Kuwait: 1,001 m (3,284 ft) 234: Proposed Oblisco Capitale: New Administrative Capital Egypt: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 210: Proposed Tradewinds Square: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: 775 m (2,543 ft) 150: Proposed Burj Azizi: Dubai United Arab Emirates: 725 m (2,379 ft) 132: Under construction Uptown Dubai Tower 1: Dubai

  9. William F. Baker (engineer) - Wikipedia

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    He is best known as the engineer of Burj Khalifa (Dubai, 2009), the world's tallest man-made structure. To support the tower's record heights, he developed the "buttressed core" [2] structural system, consisting of a hexagonal core reinforced by three buttresses that form a Y shape. This innovative system allows the structure to support itself ...