World's Tallest Tower's opening-Burj Dubai

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Preceded byTaipei 101
General information
Cost$1.5 billion[2]
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
StatusComplete
Groundbreaking21 September 2004
Opening4 January 2010[1]
UseMixed-use
Height
Antenna or spire828 m (2,717 ft)[3]
Technical details
Floor count160 habitable floors[4]
Floor area334,000 m2 (3,595,100 sq ft)
for more specific infos visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai

formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft).[3] Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the building officially opened on 4 January 2010.[1][7] The building is part of the 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Burj Khalifa at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. The tower's architect and engineer is Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP (Chicago).[8] Bill Baker, the Chief Structural Engineer for the project, invented the buttressed core structural system in order to enable the tower to achieve such heights economically. Adrian Smith, who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006, was the Design Partner on the project.[8][9]
The primary builder is South Korean Samsung C&T, who also built the Taipei 101 and Petronas Twin Towers,[10] followed by Belgian group Besix and Arabtec from UAE. Turner Construction Company was chosen as the construction project manager.[11] Under UAE law, the Contractor and the Engineer of Record are jointly and severally liable for the performance of Burj Khalifa. Therefore, by adoption of SOM's design and by being appointed as Architect and Engineer of Record, Hyder Consulting is legally the Design Consultant for the tower.
The total budget for the Burj Khalifa project is about US$1.5 billion; and for the entire new "Downtown Dubai", US$20 billion.[12] 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 Khalifa had reached US$4,000 per sq ft (over US$43,000 per m2) and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Khalifa, were selling for US$3,500 per sq ft (over US$37,500 per m2).[13] The completion of the tower coincided with a worldwide economic slump and overbuilding, causing it to be described as "the latest ... in [a] string of monuments to architectural vacancy

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[YourFanForLife23]

is it taller than the twin towerS?

[SoulSp34r]

@YourFanForLife23 way taller,double the height and even more

[3xtrem0r]

nice vid

but i have to correct u^^

the price was 1,5 mrd $

not 1,5 billion $ xD

thats a huge difference

anyway nice vid, 5*

[SoulSp34r]

check wekipedia its bill

[YesYesYouAreRight]

Now there is a newer building the same height.

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It is the Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة‎ "Khalifa Tower"), is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest manmade structure in the world, at 829.84 m (2,723 ft)

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Cheers.

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[VinayakAakashMehta]

i live near it in al-amira-plaza in dubai

[SultanBahaj]

its 820 meters high !

[daviddaboss2011]

@YourFanForLife23 2,723 ft. tall

[Sahadi420]

@SoulSp34r I think he's talking about the twin towers in Malaysia. Not New York. 

[qwerto24]

Respond to this video...  omg i really miss the twin towers i never got to see them cuz i was only 5 days old wen it happened september 6 2001 was my b day

[qwerto24]

@YourFanForLife23 they went down so now their not but they were bigger much bigger dam 911now they dont exist

[mnty24]

THATS AMAZING BRO, it truly is beautiful!