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Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai) is the world's tallest building at 828 meters (2,717 ft). Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the skyscraper took five years to build and opened in January 2010.
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Why is The Burj Khalifa famous?
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The Burj Khalifa, originally the Burj Dubai, is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
As of its topping out in 2010, it is the world's tallest building, and at 828 meters tall (2717 feet) it is in fact the tallest manmade structure in the world.
How many Burj Khalifa fit in Mount Everest?
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One website I looked at says you would have to stack 12.5 Burj Khalifas to get to the top of mount Everest. Also, mount Everest is growing taller, whereas Burj Khalifa is not.
What is the width of Burj Khalifa?
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The Burj Khalifa is about 170-175 meters (555-575 feet) wide, measured as the longest baseline of the three-sided base.
How much does the Burj Dubai sway?
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Due to it's flexibility, it can sway up to about 5.5 feet.
What is special about the Burj Khalifa?
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Since its completion in Dubai in 2010, it is the tallest building in the world. It is in fact the tallest manmade structure on Earth. Its total height is 2717 feet (828 m), with 163 habitable floors and an 800 foot spire.
* During construction, it was known as the Burj Dubai.
Are the twin towers bigger than the burj khalifa?
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No ,, 130 floors of the burj khalifa vs 110 of twin towers , butj khalifa way bigger
How much water does the Burj Dubai use daily?
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Dubai's potable (drinking) water is obtained from desalination; the process is: They take the sea water, boil it and let the steam cool. The condensed water is then filtered and treated to make if fit for human consumption, washing and industrial use.
The byproduct is concentrated brine (salt) water which is then pumped back into the Gulf.
In actual fact the water is used first in the Dubai Aluminium (Jebel Ali) works before final cleaning at the DEWA (Jebel Ali) plant. This way they are able to utilise the water first to cool the aluminum smelters before it is cleaned for further domestic/ commercial consumption.
All dookie water (bath, toilet etc.) from houses and industry is collected by a fleet of waste water truck as Dubai does not have a sewer system. This is taken to the processing plant in Al Awir where the solids are removed (and safely processed), the water component is then treated and utilised as grey/ non-potable water - this is piped out to the Dubai Municipality and utilised to water the green municipal areas of Dubai including the road verges and numerous parks.
How many floors all together does the Burj Khalifa have?
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163 Habitable Floors
46 Maintenance levels in the spire
2 Parking levels in the basement
The Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building (2717 feet). It has 163 habitable floors, 2 levels of underground parking, and 46 maintenance levels in its 800 foot spire.
Where in Dubai is Burj Khalifa located?
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The Burj Dubai is located in the city of Dubai, one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, in the Middle East in Asia. Its exact location is at "First Interchange" (aka "Defence Roundabout") along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street.
How many people died while constructing the Burj Khalifa?
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There were three reported deaths, only onedefinitively linked to a construction accident. However, there is almost no documentation on occurrences that could have led to injury and later deaths.
How many stairs in the Burj Dubai?
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Burj Dubai has around 160 flights of stairs.
Now called Burj Khalifa. The total number of stairs to Level 160 (the top habitable floor)of Burj Dubai is 2,909; to climb even higher (46 more maintanence levels), ladders are used.
How far can you see from the top of the Burj Dubai?
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You can see about 550 miles (or from the Burj Dubai to, for example, Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia).
From the top, you can see ten countries: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Oman, and Qatar.
How many people visit the Burj Khalifa each day?
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The tourism figures for the Burj Khalifa are 1.6 to 1.9 million visitors per year, which is an average of 4500 to 5200 per day.
More than 12000 people occupy the Burj Khalifa every day. There are more than 3000 residents and several hundred employees.
What is the floor area of Burj Khalifa?
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HeightRoof828 m (2,717 ft)Top floor621.3 m (2,038 ft)Technical detailsFloor count163 habitable floors
plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basementFloor area309,473 m2 (3,331,100 sq ft)
How many underground floor is there in Burj Khalifa?
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There is a total of 160 floors in Burj Kalifa.
How heavy is Burj Khalifa?
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The building has a roughly estimated weight of about 500 000 tonnes when it is empty (1 102 311 310 pounds)
It is big enough for 35 000 people at the same time to be inside it, so if there was to be that many people in it, the weight would be 502 450 tonnes (If the average was 70kg per person)
As you might have figured it is kind of hard, actually impossible to put the building on top of a weight measuring device, so this is just a rough calculation using formulas for each material the building consists of and applying them to how much there is of each material.
Hope this helped :)
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Why is the burj khalifa shaped like a flower?
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The design of the Burj Dubai Tower is derived from geometries of the desert flower, which is indigenous to the region, and the patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture.
The tower massing is organized around a central core with three wings. Each wing consists of four bays. At every seventh floor, one outer bay peels away as the structure spirals into the sky. Unlike many super-highrise buildings with deep floor plates, **the Y-shape floor plans of Burj Dubai maximize views and provide tenants with plenty of natural light and it helps to reduce the impact of wind on the tower**.
As each tier of the building steps back in a spiral pattern up the building. This deflects the wind around the structure and prevents it from forming organized whirlpools of air current that would cause the tower to sway or damage the building.
What is in the Burj Khalifa?
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Residential apartment suites, business suites, offices, shopping areas, parks and atrium spaces, and a large number of elevators and escalators (one type of elevator is among the fastest ever built).
Which city is the structure Burj Khalifa located in?
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The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Is a burj al Arab a mass solidframe or combination structure?
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it is a mass structure as concrete is filled in the steel tubes to make it sturdy
What the tallest building in the world what height is it?
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The tallest building is built just this year, 2009, Burj Dubai located at United Arab Emirates, Dubai. It has a height of 818m or equivalent to 2,684ft.
Who built Burj Khalifa?
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Architect(s)Adrian Smith at SOMStructural engineerBill Baker at SOM[6]ContractorSamsung C&T, Besix and Arabtec
Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting
Construction Project Manager Turner Construction
Grocon[7]
Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations[7]
Lift contractor Otis[7]
VT consultant Lerch Bates[7]DeveloperEmaar Properties
Where is the Burj Khalif?
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in dubai right next to the shopping mall, dubai is in the UAE.
