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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 since its topping out in 2009, surpassing Taipei 101, the holder of that status since 2004.
The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2010. [1] . The Burj Khalifa has been classified as megatall. [2] This is a list of the tallest buildings.
Burj Khalifa, mixed-use skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that is the world’s tallest building, according to all three of the main criteria by which such buildings are judged (see Researcher’s Note: Heights of Buildings).
Standing tall: The Burj Khalifa towers over the Dubai skyline, even eclipsing the famous sail-like Burj Al Arab. Head in the clouds: The $1.5 billion record-breeaking Burj Khalifa stands 2,716...
At 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in) tall, the Burj is more than twice the height of the Empire State Building, and almost three times the size of the Eiffel Tower. In the course of confirming the Burj as the World’s tallest building, Guinness World Records also ratified a number of other lofty achievements for the ground-breaking structure.
Finally the owner Emaar claimed the standard height of Burj Khalifa to be 828 meters, with a total height of 829.8 meters to its tip (there's a 1.7 meter small needle atop the top of spire at 828 meters), making it the tallest building in the world in any categories.
Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة, "Khalifa Tower") is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates named after Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is the tallest building ever built, at 828 metres (2,717 ft).
How tall is the Burj Khalifa? The Burj Khalifa stands at a height of 2,716.5 feet (828 meters), according to Emaar Properties. For a sense of scale, that’s more than twice the height of...
Lording over the city's skyline its majestic 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj measures twice the height of the Empire State Building. Almost 26,000 hand-cut glass panels cover its surface, counting a whopping 163 stories: a record for the most floors in a building.
Burj Khalifa is the tallest artificial free-standing structure ever built, with 829.8 m. It holds around 14 world records. Until the construction of the Jeddah Tower, Burj Khalifa will be the tallest structure in the world. Burj Khalifa is located in Dubai (UAE).