Burj Khalifa the tallest building in the world

Do you know which country's building rank #1 in the world? 

It is not Malaysia, our country rank #5 in the world.

Dubai rank #1 for the tallest building - Burj Khalifa.

Burj Khalifa

1 Emaar Boulevard Dubai United Arab Emirates

Status: built Construction Dates   Began 2004   Finished 2010 Floor Count 163 Basement Floors 2 Floor Area 517,240 m² Elevator Count 58

Building Uses  - mixed use  - communication  - hotel  - observation  - office  - residential  - retail Structural Types  - highrise Materials  - glass  - steel  - aluminium  - concrete, reinforced

	Heights		Value		Source / Comments
	Spire		2717 ft		Official website
	Top floor		2093 ft		Otis Elevator company
	Concrete structure		1972 ft		Putzmeister/ Wikipedia (German)
	Highest occupied floor		1916 ft		CTBUH
			Highest occupied floor is at 584m (excluding technical space)

Description • World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. • The Height of Burj Dubai, as it was known prior to its renaming as Burj Khalifa, was kept private until the building's completion in 2010. The developer held a tight grip over the buildings final height, although in 2006 a height of 808 meters had been leaked by an individual familiar with the technical aspects of the project. Ultimately in 2009 the official height, 20 meters taller than the leaked figure, was confirmed and the Burj Khalifa would claim the title of World's Tallest Building at 828 meters. • Topped-out on January 17th, 2009. • Work on the foundation started in January 2004. • When announced in early 2003, the Burj Khalifa's design was the same as the 560 meter tall Melbourne Grollo Tower. However, in May 2003 a new design by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill was released. • An observation deck is located on the 124th floor. • Burj Khalifa has the fastest elevators in the world with a speed of 700m/min (42.3 km/h / 26.1 mp/h). • Pre-opening day was Septembering 9th, 2009. • Official opening day was January 4th, 2010. • SkyscraperPage is the proud supplier of building illustrations for the Burj Khalifa's observation deck and the Burj Khalifa's official website.