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828m                                       WORLD'S TALLEST
                                                 BUILDING
                                                 (2,717 FT/828 M)






      700m



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                                                 FLOORS                                                            Jumeirah, but there is no doubt



      600m









      500m
                                                 COST
                                                 $1,5 BILLION





      400m                                                                                  The Burj Khalifa (Arabic for Caliph’s Tower), formerly known as Burj Dubai, is  a skyscraper inaugurated in Dubai on 4 January 2010. It is the tallest structu- re ever built by man by a significant margin in terms of height than any other  building ever constructed to date. The image of Dubai has always been spon- taneously associated with the characteristic sail shape of the Burj Al Arab,  that since its inauguration this h




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                                                 ELEVATORS


      300m









      200m                                                                                                         which stands in the coastal tourist area of

                                                 DESIGNER:
                                                 ADRIAN SMITH





      100m


















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