All the developed countries around the world are building super tall skyscrapers to show off their wealth and prosperity. But it is not a denying fact that these are being built to accommodate the ever rising population of the major metropolitan cities of the world. The skyscrapers give an excellent shape of a city and these are often considered as the fame and prestige of a city. The quest for the skyscrapers began in the last quarter of the 19th century in the United states to accomodate the increasing city centric people of that time. As a result the first skyscraper ‘ Home Insurance Building’ was built in 1884-1885 in the United States city of Chicago. Since then thousands of skyscrapers are built in the United States and around the world. In the later quarter of the 20 th century the trend of constructing high rise buildings or skyscrapers begin in Asia to shelter the ever increasing population of the major cities and to show off the wealth of the particular countries.
1. Burj Khalifa is the tallest freestanding structure ever built by the humankind.
2. It is also the tallest residential or mixed-use building in the world.
3. Burj Khalifa is 829.8 meter tall building with 163 floors. The engineers have made a record by creating such a tall building within a span of only 5 years i.e, from 2004 to 2009.
4. Formerly at the time of its construction Burj Khalifa was known as Burj Dubai. Later on upon its completion Burj Dubai was renamed as Burj Khalifa to honour the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa Bin-Zayed Al-Nahyan.
5. The Burj Khalifa has the fastest elevators and surprisingly it has the longest travel distance.
6. The Burj Khalifa is one of the costliest buildings in the world. The construction of the building costs $1.5 billion dollars. The building is owned by Emaar Properties, the leading property developers in the UAE.
7. The Burj Khalifa is The centerpiece of Downtown Dubai. It is a tourist magnet to the UAE and to the Downtown Dubai.
8. It has the tallest observation deck in the world. Millions of tourists come each year to have a view of the magnificent Dubai city from the tallest observation deck in the world.
9. The elevation of Burj Khalifa is so high that the top of it can be viewed from a distance of upto 95 kilometers.
10. Infront of the Burj Khalifa the second largest water fountain is located which is known as Dubai Fountain. You can have an excellent romantic view of the Fountain from the Burj Khalifa.