Burj Dubai (“Dubai Tower”) is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 818 m (2,684 ft). Construction of this tallest tower began on 21 September 2004.
The tower is part of the 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) flagship development called “Downtown Burj Dubai” at the “First Interchange” along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai’s main business district. The tower’s architect is Adrian Smith, who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006. The Chicago-based architecture and engineering firm SOM is in charge of the project. The primary builders are Samsung Engineering & Construction and Besix along with Arabtec. Turner Construction Company was chosen as the construction manager.
The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is a whooping US$4.1 billion, and for the entire new “Downtown Dubai”, US$20 billion. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, the CEO of Emaar Properties, speaking at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 8th World Congress, said that the price of office space at Burj Dubai had reached US$4,000 per sq ft (over US$43,000 per m2) and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Dubai, were selling for US$3,500 per sq ft (over US$37,500 per m2). Wow! Very expensive!
Above Photo: Burj Dubai Tower under construction
Burj Dubai Tower defeated some of the tallest and highest towers currently on record.
Above Photo: Burj Dubai Tower in comparison with other tallest structures on Earth – Taipei 101, Petronas Towers, Sears Tower, Empire State Building and Canary Wharf.
BURJ DUBAI TOWER IS CURRENTLY THE:
Tallest structure ever built: 818 m (2,684 ft) (overtaking Warsaw radio mast – 646.38 m (2,121 ft))
Tallest standing structure: 818 m (2,684 ft) (overtaking KVLY-TV mast – 628.8 m (2,063 ft))
Tallest freestanding structure: 818 m (2,684 ft) (overtaking CN Tower – 553.3 m (1,815 ft))
Building with most floors: 160 (previously held by both 1 & 2 World Trade Center – 110)
World’s highest elevator installation
Worlds fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s)(overtaking Taipei 101 – 16.83 m/s)
Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 601 m (1,972 ft) (overtaking Taipei 101 – 449.2 m (1,474 ft))
Highest vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 601 m (1,972 ft)(overtaking Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant – 532 m (1,745 ft)
The first world’s tallest structure in history to include residential space
The opening of Burj Dubai Tower is slated on January 4, 2010, the fourth anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum’s rule in Dubai.
Here are some more unbelievable feats of this amazing man-made building:
At 2,700 feet tall, the Burj Dubai Tower can be seen from 10 miles away.
To keep out the desert heat, 10,000 tons of coolant will flow through the tower every hour.
Dubai Tower will be the highlight of the worlds’ largest indoor shopping center, with space for 1,200 shops nestled among 30,000 apartments.
HOWEVER, with the current Dubai Financial Crisis resulting to plunging property prices and values, is this the right time for Burj Dubai Tower to open its arms to the public? What do you think?
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