Burj Khalifa, Dubai

1.      Burj Khalifa,known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in dubai, United arab emirates, and is the tallest manmade structure in the world, at 829.84 m (2,723 ft).

2.      Burj Khalifa lifts the world's head proudly skywards, surpassing limits and expectations.

3.      Rising gracefully from the desert and honouring Dubai with a new glow.

4.      Burj Khalifa is at the heart of Dubai and its people; the centre for the world's finest  shopping, dining  and entertainment  and home for the world's elite.

5.      Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world.

6.      Burj Khalifa is the tallest  free-standing structure in the world.

7.      Burj Khalifa is the  highest number of stories in the world.

8.      Burj Khalifa is the highest occupied floor in the world.

9.      Burj Khalifa is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world.

10.  Burj Khalifa is the elevator with the longest travel distance in the world.

11.  Burj Khalifa is the tallest service elevator in the world.

12.  Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009.

13.  The building officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Dubai at the 'First Interchange' along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district.

14.  The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer.

15.  The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea. The total cost for the project was about US$1.5 billion; and for the entire “Downtown Dubai” development, US$20 billion.

16.  Burj Khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development that would include 30,000 homes, nine hotels (including The Address Downtown Dubai), 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and the 12-hectare (30-acre) man-made Burj Khalifa Lake.

17.  The building has returned the location of Earth's tallest freestanding structure to the Middle East where the Great Pyramid of Giza claimed this achievement for almost four millennia before being surpassed in 1311 by Lincoln Cathedral  in England.

18.  In June 2010, Burj Khalifa was the recipient of the 2010 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa award by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

19.  On 28 September 2010 Burj Khalifa won the award for best project of year at the East architect Award 2010.

20.  The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat bestowed a new award for Burj Khalifa at its annual “Best Tall Buildings Awards Ceremony” on 25 October 2010 when Burj Khalifa honored as first recipient of CTBUH’s new Tall Building “Global Icon” Award.