Main contractor Samsung C&T, Besix and Arabtec
Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting
Construction Project Manager Turner Construction Grocon
Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations
Lift contractor Otis
VT consultant Lerch Bates
January 2004
Down Town Dubai
Practically, the whole building is built around the cylinder shape.
Burj Khalifa was built primarily by workers from South Asia.
The Taipei 101 tower was succeeded by the Burj Khalifa as the world's tallest building.
max 2 or 3 masons has built.
Burj Khalifa's actual name is 'Burj Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan'.
Emaar Properties appointed South Korea's Samsung Engineering & Construction as the main contractor for the Burj Dubai tower on December 8th, 2004. Owings Skidmore designed Burj Khalifa based on upward-spiral Islamic architecture style of six spokes Hymenocallis desert flower. The 1,528,000 square ft of exterior claddings used in Burj Khalifa prevents from magnitude of 6.0 earthquake, extreme summer temperatures, and speed of 55m strong wind. Labours used to build Burj Khalifa were mainly from South Asia.
the burj khalifa is 856m
On 21st September, 2004 construction began on the Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower), then known as the Burj Dubai. It's exterior was completed on 1st October, 2009. Burj Khalifa was opened on 4th January, 2010.
Burj Khalifa in Dubai was Burj Dubai then officially renamed by Dubai's ruler as the Burj Khalifa named after the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed.
Burj Dubai was officially "renamed" by Dubai's ruler as the "Burj Khalifa" -- named after the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed.