Burj Khalifa -- all information

Burj Khalifa is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the building is best known for being the current world's tallest skyscraper, it's the most popular tourist attraction in Dubai .

Name:

Burj Khalifa, literally means Khalifa Tower. Formerly known as Burj Dubai or Dubai Tower, which was changed to Burj Khalifa when the tower officially opened on January 4th 2010. Khalifa is derived from the name of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Maktoum, who is the president of Adu Dhabi as well as United Arab Emirates, Burj Khalifa and other construction projects in Dubai were once on the verge of halting due to the attack of Financial Crisis, it was neighbor Adu Dhabi provided funds to Dubai in the hard time, this is the main reason for Dubai to rename the tower Burj Khalifa, additionally the word Khalifa has a important significance in Islam, it means Islamic world's supreme leader.

Location:

The address of Burj Khalifa is 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the tower is located in Downtown Dubai, an area along Sheikh Zayed Road, it's one of several districts in the city that filled with lots of high-rises buildings, another district with significant amount of skyscrapers is Dubai Marina, the two districts is approximately 11 miles apart.

In comparison with Dubai Marina which located right by the sea, Burj Khalifa is 2.1 miles away from the sea, so the natural view surrounding the tower is not as tempting as Dubai Marina, but there are many man-made lakes and rivers around the tower, these lakes and rivers have made up for the deficiency to a certain extent.

The Burj Khalifa has also broken many world records, it is the tallest building in the world standing at 828m (2,716.5 ft). It has the highest number of storeys in the world (over 160), which includes the highest outdoor observation deck in the world and the highest occupied floor in the world. The elevators in the Burj Khalifa are the tallest service elevators in the world and have the longest travel distance. There are a total of 54 working elevators that travel 40 miles per hour.

Burj Khalifa’s height is well-known around the world but there are so many unknown facts about the building. There is a noticeable temperature difference from the base to the top of the tower, it is believed to be 6°C cooler at the top of the tower. It is twice the height of the Empire State Building in the United States of America and three times the height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. If you were to lay out each individual piece of the Burj Khalifa from end to end you would cover more than a quarter of the earth’s surface. Another key point about the tower it the cost of the Burj Khalifa, which was USD $1.5 billion. The entire investment was paid off within the first year of inauguration.

Height:

The architectural height of Burj Khalifa is 828 meters or 2717 feet, this is measured to the top of the spire, as its spire is considered an architectural element of the tower.
Before 2010, Burj Khalifa's height has long been kept as a secret in order to prevent it from being surpassed by potential competitors. 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. As of 2019, Burj Khalifa has been holding the crown of World's Tallest Building for 10 years, it will keep the crown for another 3 to 5 years, until in 2022 or later when either the Dubai Creek Tower or Jeddah Tower surpasses it.

The highest occupied floor is level 154, which is 584m high from ground. For public sightseeing, there are 3 observation decks, respectively on levels 124,125 and 148. The one on level 148 is now the world's highest observation deck at a height of 555 meters.

Uses:

Mixed-use, the tower is used in a variety of purposes, respectively are Office, Residential, Hotels, Restaurant, Observation, Communication.
The 39th floor or level 39 and floors below are used as hotels or residences by Armani, the floors from level 39 to level 108 are mainly used for residences. Above level 108 to level 154 are office spaces, with the exception of level 124,125 and level 148, which are the 3 separated observation decks for public sightseeing. And there's also a restaurant set at level 122, named At.mosphere.
The floors above level 154 to 163 are all mechanical floors. The number of floors is so huge as there are a total of 2909 stairs from the ground floor to 160th floor.

163 is commonly known as the number of Burj Khalifa's floors, but a 2717-foot building couldn't have only 163 floors even when the spire is removed right? That is because the floors above level 163 and below the spire are served as the base structure of spire, which is not habitable and also not for mechanical use, but it occupies 46 floors, hence technically the building has 209 floors.

Every year, fireworks show or laser show will take place on Burj Khalifa on New Year's Eve, attracting thousands of people to watch on the scene, and millions watch online in the same time. The last firework show was occurred on January 1, 2017, a laser show was shown on New Year's Eve of 2018, laser shows is also occurred in some other events or festivals.

DESIGN OF BURJ KHALIFA

Burj Khalifa’s design has kept in mind the local culture and natural landscape. Burj Khalifa was designed by architect Adrian Smith and the architecture firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The inspiration behind the neo-futuristic look of the Burj Khalifa is the desert lily, tiger lily and spider lily, a regional flower that grows in the UAE desert.

When viewed from the top the Burj Khalifa resembles a ‘Y’ shape, this is because it has a wide foundation built to optimise residential and hospitality space. The building then rises in cross-sections which reduce in the area as they go upward.

When it comes to maintaining the design of the Burj Khalifa cutting edge techniques are used. The tower’s curtain wall alone is the size of 17 football fields and it takes 36 employees a minimum of 90 days to complete cleaning one side of the tower.

IN A NUTSHELL

• The residential wing has studios, apartments and penthouses
• Home to multiple world records and an impressive array of amenities
• It is the tallest building in the world at 828m or 2,716.5 ft.
• Burj Khalifa has over 160 storeys which are the highest number in the world
• The tower is home to over 900 apartment residences
• Houses the world’s first Armani Hotel with 304 hotel rooms
• Part of the Downtown Dubai district
• Neighbours Business Bay, Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) and Al Wasl district
• Easy access to Zabeel, Jumeirah and Al Safa neighbourhoods

COMMUNITY OVERVIEW

Burj Khalifa serves as an anchor to the Downtown Dubai Community, creating a tangible link between the tower and the community. Downtown Dubai is a multicultural area that brings the best of the Arab and Western worlds together, offering something for everyone. The neighbourhood is home to quite a few residential apartment buildings and villas surrounding Burj Khalifa’s location.

With over 22 million man-hours clocked in and at the time of construction over 12,000 people working daily at any given time, the ginormous tower is known as a ‘vertical city‘ and the name couldn’t be more apt, given its magnitude and extravagant mixed-use facilities. It definitely deserves its city status, as it holds at least 10,000 people at any given point in time and can support up to 35,000 people in the building alone. Burj Khalifa boasts 2957 parking spaces, 304 hotel room and 900 apartments.

Burj Khalifa Records

• Tallest building in the world
• Tallest free-standing structure in the world
• Highest number of stories in the world – 163 stories
• 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
• World’s tallest art gallery – displays commissioned works of more than 85 artists
• Second highest swimming pool in the world – 76th floor
• The construction of Burj Khalifa also featured the world’s three largest self-jacking cranes with lifting capacities of 25 tonnes each

Properties in Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa, developed by Emaar Properties, is the first of the world’s tallest towers to include residential space. Burj Khalifa’s height is unparalleled, there are 900 residences in total located on levels 19 to 108 and are known as the tower’s residential wing. Property types include studios, 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom suites.

There is Armani Resideance with 1 and 2-bedroom apartments located on levels 9 to 16 of Burj Khalifa, the 144 suites showcase Armani’s sleek yet underrated style. Renting a one beadroom flat in Armani Resideance starts at AED 135k and goes up to AED 200k. 2-bedroom apartments rent for an average of AED 300k, all suites come furnished in true Armani/Casa style.

There are a lot of freehold options that are still on the market for property buyers, 1-bedroom suites for sale start at AED 2M. For those looking for options with the Armani furnishings will find that 1-bedroom flats in the Armani Residences for sale range from AED 2.0M to AED 5.2M.

Tourism and Sightseeing:

Burj Khalifa has the world's highest building-based observation deck. When the tower first opened in 2010, they opened the observation deck on level 124 named At The Top at the same time, it's a observatory that contains outdoor terrace, at 452 meters high, almost only a half height of the tower, even Shanghi world financial center which is only 492 meters tall has a observation deck at 474 m high. But At The Top had been the highest observation deck that contains outdoor terrace until the Canton Tower's 488 m high outdoor observatory surpassed it.
In 2014 Burj Khalifa opened its second observation deck named At The Top SKY at level 148 at height of 555 m, surpassed the observation deck of Canton Tower, which was the highest observation deck back then. And there's also an outdoor part, thus became the highest observation deck of the world in both the indoor and outdoor category.
The price of the admission ticket is much higher than other skyscrapers around the world. As of 2018, the standard ticket for accessing the observation decks on 124th and 125th floors cost 135 UAE dirhams, approximately 37 dollars. The exception is dusk time, which starts at 17:30 and ends at 19:00, it is the ideal time for sightseeing as the scenery is usually most beautiful by this time, and by the way visitors can view both the day views and night views in a single visit, a same visit by that time cost 210 dirhams.
The standard ticket for a visit to all three observation decks costs 370 dirhams, approximately 100 US dollars. For dusk times, it needs 525 dirhams for a same visit.
Note: There are more other options available, and the prices may subject to change, check the building's official website for more details and booking in advance on some third party sites will generally cost less.

from :- www.bayut.com and thetowerinfo.com