Wednesday, October 4, 2023

How Tall is The Burj Khalifa? : With 29 Facts & Construction Timeline

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How tall is the Burj khalifa? : Total height of the Burj Khalifa is 829.8 m (2722.44 feet) and the top floor height is 605 m (1,985 ft). It has 163 stories.

 


 

 

  1. How tall is the Burj Khalifa?  

Total Architectural Height 828 m (2,717 ft)
Tip Height From Ground 829.8 m (2,722 ft)
Antenna spire Height 223 m (732 ft)
Top Floor Height From Ground 605 m (1,985 ft)
Observatory Height From Ground 555.7 m (1,823 ft)

 

✔ Burj Khalifa’s height is twice of the Empire State Building.

When 495 people (5.5′) are arranged vertically one over another, it will just reach the top tip of the Burj Khalifa. From this, you can expect the height of this skyscraper.

Burj Khalifa Top Floor

✔ Burj Khalifa is the tallest artificial free-standing structure ever built, with 829.8 m. It holds around 14 world records.

✔ Until the construction of Jeddah Tower, Burj Khalifa will be the tallest structure in the world. Burj Khalifa is located in Dubai (UAE).

✔ Dubai government has already declared the construction of a new tower ( Creek Tower ) of approximately 1 km.

The total construction cost of Burj Khalifa was $1.5 billion.

Hope you got an idea of How Tall is the Burj Khalifa now let’s have some facts about Burj Khalifa.

 


 

  2. Some Facts about Burj Khalifa  

 

Parameter Burj Khalifa
1. Image Burj Khalifa height
2. Present Status Completed.
3. Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
4. Height The height of Burj Khalifa is 2722.44 feet.
5. Number of Floors 163 floors
6. Construction Started January 6, 2004.
7. Construction Completed October 1, 2009.
8. Construction Opened January 4, 2010.
9. Top floor height 605 m (1,985 ft)
10. Observatory 555.7 m or, 1,823 ft.
11. Lifts/elevators There are 57 elevators and eight escalators in Burj Khalifa.
12. Architectural style Neo-futurism.
13. Owner Emaar Properties.
14. Cost $1.5 Billion USD.
15. Main contractor Samsung C&T.
16. Structural engineer Bill Baker.
17. Old name or Alternative name Burj Dubai or, Khalifa Tower.
18. Country The United Arab Emirates.
19. Floor Area The Floor area of the tower is 309,473 m².
20. Led Designer  Adrian Smith
21. Designer Company Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
22. Primary Structure Reinforced Concrete
23. Tip Structure Structural Steel
24. Workers Involved In Construction 10,000 – 12,000
25. Worker Dead During Construction 1
26. Apartments In The Building 900
27. Total Hotel Rooms In The Building 304
28. Total Work Hour To Construct 22 Crore Hours
29. Average Monthly Worker Paid For Construction US$190

 

 


 

 

  3. Burj Khalifa Construction Timeline  

 January 2004  Excavation work was started
 February 2004  Piling work was started
 March 2005  Superstructure work was started
 June 2006  Storey 50 was reached
 January 2007  Storey 100 was reached
 March 2007  Storey 110 was reached
 April 2007  Storey 120 was reached
 May 2007  Storey 130 was reached
 July 2007  Storey 141 was reached
(world’s tallest building )
 September  2007  Storey 150 was reached
(world’s tallest free-standing  structure )
 April 2008  Storey 160 was reached
(world’s tallest man-made  structure )
 January 2009 Completion of spire
Burj Khalifa tops out
 September  2009  Exterior cladding work was completed
 January 2010  The official launching ceremony was held

 


 

 

  4. Burj Khalifa Floor Details  

 

Floors Purpose
160–163 Mechanical
156–159 Communication and broadcast
155 Mechanical
149–154 Corporate suites
148 At the Top Sky observatory
139–147 Corporate suites
136–138 Mechanical
125–135 Corporate suites
124 At the Top observatory
123 Sky lobby
122 At.mosphere restaurant
111–121 Corporate suites
109–110 Mechanical
77–108 Residential
76 Sky lobby
73–75 Mechanical
44–72 Residential
43 Sky lobby
40–42 Mechanical
38–39 Armani Hotel suites
19–37 Residential
17–18 Mechanical
9–16 Armani Residences
1–8 Armani Hotel
Ground Armani Hotel, Lobby
Concourse Armani Hotel, Lobby
B1–B2 Parking, mechanical

 

This was for the How Tall is the Burj Khalifa?

 


 

 

  5. References  

1. Wikipedia

2. Official Website of Burj Khalifa

3. Content Filter & Authenticity Checking Team, Dream Civil International

(Our team checks every content & detail to maintain quality. )

 


 

 

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Er. Madhu Krishna Poudel
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