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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 Burj Khalifa is a mixed-use skyscraper located in Dubai, U.A.E. It is the world’s tallest building, according to all three of the main criteria by which such buildings are judged. The Burj Khalifa was officially named to honour the president of the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalīfah ibn Zāyid Āl Nahyān.
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 ] A diagram showing the tallest buildings as of 2024
At over 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa holds the following records: 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 ...
At 2,722 feet from base to tip, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. When construction finished in 2010, it claimed the record from Taipei 101, a mixed-use building in...
Head in the clouds: The $1.5 billion record-breeaking Burj Khalifa stands 2,716 feet (828 meters) tall and boasts 200 stories. It took 12,000 workers six years to build and opened in 2010....
Dubai’s 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in) high Burj Khalifa became the tallest building in the world, when it was officially opened in January 2010.