Burj Khalifa (UAE) - description, history, location. Exact address, phone number, website. Reviews of tourists, photos and map.
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Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world! The height of the skyscraper located in Dubai is 828 meters, these are 163 floors. Its shape resembles a stalagmite. The grand opening ceremony took place on January 4, 2010.
Burj Khalifa (برج خليفة) was originally planned as the tallest skyscraper, but its design height was kept secret. This was done in case a building of a higher height was designed somewhere - then adjustments could be made to the project. The Dubai Tower was conceived as a "city within a city" - with its own lawns, boulevards and parks. The total cost of the construction is about $1.5 billion.
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Inside the Burj Khalifa complex there is a hotel, apartments, offices and shopping centers. The building has three separate entrances: to the hotel, apartments and office space. On the 43rd and 76th floors there are gyms, swimming pools, viewing platforms with jacuzzis. On the 122nd floor is the restaurant "Atmosfera" with 80 seats - it is located at the highest altitude in the world restaurant.
The highest observation deck of the Burj Khalifa is located on the 148th floor at an altitude of 555 meters. Two more sites are located on the 124th (472 meters) and 125th floors.
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The air inside the building is not only cooled, but also aromatized thanks to special membranes. This fragrance was created especially for the Burj Khalifa. Glasses do not allow dust to pass through and repel the sun's rays, allowing you to maintain the optimum temperature in the building, and besides, they are washed daily. Especially for the Burj Khalifa, a special brand of concrete was developed that can withstand temperatures up to +50 ° C. The concrete mixture was laid only at night, and ice was added to the solution.
The building has 57 elevators. In this case, only the service elevator rises from the first floor to the last. Residents and visitors of the skyscraper move between floors with transfers. Burj Khalifa elevators reach speeds of up to 10 m/s.
At the foot of the skyscraper in an artificial lake is the Dubai Musical Fountain. It is illuminated by 6600 light sources and 50 colored spotlights. The length of the fountain is 275 m, and the height of the jets reaches 150 meters. The fountain has musical accompaniment.