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"Burj Khalifa", formerly known as "Burj Dubai"

"Burj Khalifa", formerly known as "Burj Dubai"

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Dubai project  3 new photos by Old Town Resident of Burj Dubai  and 2 by Imre showing an advertisement where Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Khalifa are posing with the tower

Dubai project 3 new photos by Old Town Resident of Burj Dubai and 2 by Imre showing an advertisement where Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Khalifa are posing with the tower

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Photograph � Maryam Khalifa

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Burj Khalifa (lang-ar??? ????? "Khalifa (Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan) Tower"), known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure (List of tallest buildings and structures in the world) ever built, at convert828mft0abbr=on. Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010. The building is part of the convert2km2acre-1abbr=onadj=on flagship development called Downtown Dubai at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubais main business district.

The towers architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill of Chicago. Adrian Smith (Adrian Smith (architect)), who started his own firm (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture) in 2006, was the chief architect, and Bill Baker (William F. Baker (engineer)) was the chief structural engineer for the project. The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea, who also built the Taipei 101 and Petronas Twin Towers. Major subcontractors included Belgian (Belgium) group Besix and Arabtec from the UAE. Turner Construction Company was chosen as the construction project manager. Under UAE law, the Contractor and the Engineer of Record, Hyder Consulting, is jointly and severally liable (Severally liable#Joint and several liability) for the performance of Burj Khalifa.

The total cost for the Burj Khalifa project was about US (United States dollar)$1.5 billion; and for the entire new "Downtown Dubai", US$20 billion. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, the Chairman of Emaar Properties, speaking at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 8th World Congress, said in March 2009 that the price of office space at Burj Khalifa had reached US$4,000 per sq ft (Square foot) (over US$43,000 per m2 (Square metre)) and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Khalifa, were selling for US$3,500 per sq ft (over US$37,500 per m2).

The projects completion coincided with a worldwide economic slump and overbuilding, and it has been described as "the latest ... in a string of monuments to architectural vacancy." With Dubai itself mired in a deep financial crisis that forced it to seek repeated billion-dollar bailouts from its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, the opening ceremony and surprise renaming of the tower to Burj Khalifa, after UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been viewed by observers as an "attempt to boost confidence in Dubai by showing who is backing Dubai".

Building Name: Burj Khalifa

Native Name: ??? ?????

Native Name Lang: ar

Former Name: Burj Dubai

Previous Building: CN Tower

Birth Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Roof: convert828mft0abbr=on

Top Floor: convert621.3mft0abbr=on

Floor Count: 160 habitable floors,plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement

Groundbreaking: January 2004

Constructed: 2004-2010

Opening: 4 January 2010

Use: Mixed-use

Floor Area: convert464511m2sqft-2abbr=on

Cost: $1.5 billion

Developer: Emaar Properties

Architect: Adrian Smith (Adrian Smith (architect)) at SOM

Engineer: Bill Baker (William F. Baker (engineer)) at SOM

Contractor: Samsung C&T, Besix and Arabtec, Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting, Construction Project Manager Turner Construction,Grocon, Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations,Lift contractor Otis (Otis Elevator Company), VT consultant Lerch Bates

source: wikipedia.org

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