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Showing posts with label Burj Khalifa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burj Khalifa. Show all posts

Another post listing all the buildings I have posted on


Westminster Abbey

Minnesota State Capital

Turning Torso

Hagia Sophia

Taipei 101

Burj Khalifa

John Hancock Center
Notre Dame

Chrysler Building

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A list of all the buildings I have posted about

                           Hagia Sophia
                                 
                            Taipei 101
Burj Khalifa
The John Hancock Center
Notre Dame
The Chrysler Building






The tallest building in the world: Burj Khalifa

Sorry I haven't been posting. Here is a little something:


                                            Burj Khalifa
                                
 (I borrowed this from Wikipedia) 
Burj Khalifa
برج خليفة

Burj Khalifa on 23 December 2009
Former namesBurj Dubai
Record height
Tallest in the world since 2010[I]
Preceded byTaipei 101
General information
StatusComplete
TypeMixed-use
LocationDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°11′49.7″N 55°16′26.8″E
Construction startedJanuary 2004
Completed2010
Opening4 January 2010[1]
Cost$1.5 billion[2]
Height
Roof828 m (2,717 ft)[3]
Top floor621.3 m (2,038 ft)[3]
Technical details
Floor count163 habitable floors[3][4]
plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire[5] and 2 parking levels in the basement
Floor area309,473 m2 (3,331,100 sq ft)[3]
Design and construction
Main contractorSOMBesix and ArabtecSamsung C&T
Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting
Construction Project ManagerTurner Construction
Grocon[6]
Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations[6]
Lift contractor Otis[6]
VT consultant Lerch Bates[6]
ArchitectAdrian Smith at SOM
DeveloperEmaar Properties
Structural engineerBill Baker at SOM[7




                              

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