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Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest man made structure in the world at 2,722 ft. Construction began on 21 September 2004 with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010. Its part of the new 490 acre development called Downtown Dubai at the first interchange along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai’s main business district. The tower’s architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago with Adrian Smith as chief architect and Bill Bader as chief structural engineer. The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea. The tower’s construction was done by the construction division of Al Ghurair Investment group. Burj Khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large scale, mixed use development that would include 30,000 homes, nine hotels 3 hectares of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall and the 12 hectare man made Burj Khalifa Lake.

Former names – Burj Dubai Record Height – Tallest in the world since 2010 Location – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Construction started – 6 January 2004 Construction Completed – 1 October 2009 Opening – 4 January 2010 Cost – USD 1.5 billion Height Architectural – 2,717 ft Height Tip – 2,722 ft Height Roof – 2717 ft Height Top floor – 1918 ft Height Observatory – 1483 ft Floor count -163 floors and 2 parking levels in the basement Floor area – 3,331,100 sq ft Architect – Adrian Smith Developer – Emaar Properties Structural engineer – Bill Baker Main contractor – Samsung Engineering and Construction company, Besix and Arabtec.