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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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