Things to do in Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) Reviews (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Dizzying Heights!!

by dkm1981

Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

April 15, 2013

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Best of IgoUgo Burj Khalifa needs no other introduction than that it is the tallest building in the world. And by quite some considerable margin. It is located in Dubai in the Downtown area and offers unrivalled views over the city and the desert beyond. If you ...Read more

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On Top of the World

by catsholiday

ashbourne, United Kingdom

February 25, 2011

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Best of IgoUgo The amazing tower of the Burj Khalifa stands out high above the other high rise buildings in the skyline of Dubai. It is the highest building in the world at the present time and probably will keep the honour for some time as the world economic ...Read more

From journal Scaling heights in Dubai

About $ 1.5 billion project

by Zhebiton

Moscow, Moskva, Russia

December 20, 2010

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Best of IgoUgo Burj Khalifa - the highest ever building which exists in the world. The exact height of the building is 828 m. The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, opening the 828-meter skyscraper, known around the world called Burj Dubai ...Read more Burj Khalifa - the highest ever building which exists in the world. The exact height of the building is 828 m. The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, opening the 828-meter skyscraper, known around the world called Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower), renamed it, dedicating the building of the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al-Nahyan.

"Burj Dubai" was designed as a "city within a city" - with their own lawns, boulevards and parks. Total construction costs - about $ 1.5 billion project author - an American architect Adrian Smith, already has experience in designing such structures. Burj Dubai - a key element of the new business hub in Dubai. Inside the complex are available for hotels, apartments, offices and shopping centers. According to the draft on 37 lower floors house the hotel and 700 luxury apartments will occupy floors 45 to 108. The majority of the areas set aside for office space.

Construction of the skyscraper began in 2004 and proceeded at a rate of 1-2 floors per week. Concrete works were completed after the construction of 160 floors, then there was an assembly of 180-meter spire of steel structures. Fire building system allows you to evacuate all its inhabitants for no more than 32 minutes.

The tower will be fully self-generate electricity for itself: it will use 61-meter turbine rotates the wind, as well as an array of solar panels (partially located in thethe walls of of the tower ) with a total area of about 15 thousand m ². In addition, the building is equipped with special protection from the sun and reflective glass panels, which will reduce heat inside the premises, which reduces the need for air conditioning.

The local press calls the skyscraper "Tower of pride. " In the midst of economic crisis, the tower took the name of the "Burj Dubai ", renaming it in honor of President of the UAE and the emir of the neighboring Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan has issued a loan in Dubai $ 10 billion.

The opening ceremony was held on January 4, 2010. The building is planned to open on Sept. 9, 2009 in conjunction with the opening of the Dubai metro, but was moved to January 2010 due to financial problems, the builder.

At 123 and 124 floors are the lobby and observation deck, respectively, the height of the observation deck of the base is 505 meters.
Most of the observation deck glassed. For visitors there are electronic telescopes. In addition to the real picture, you can watch recorded night panorama, full-time and historical.

On the viewing platform can be plenty of time, but better to buy tickets in advance, it happens that in the coming days tickets sold out.
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