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Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa
برج خليفة
	The Burj Khalifa in Dubai (2024)
	Interactive map of the Burj Khalifa area
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mixed-use
Architectural style	Neo-futurism
Location	1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai, UAE
Coordinates	25°11′49.7″N 55°16′26.8″E / 25.197139°N 55.274111°E
Construction started	6 January 2004
Completed	1 October 2009
Opening	4 January 2010
Cost	US$1.5 billion
Height
Antenna spire	829.8 m (2,722.4 ft)
Roof	828 m (2,716.5 ft)
Top floor	584.5 m (1,917.7 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	163 above ground; 1 below ground
Floor area	309,473 m2 (3,331,140 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	57
Design and construction
Architect	Adrian Smith
Architecture firm	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Developer	Emaar Properties
Structural engineer	Bill Baker
Main contractor	Samsung C&T Corporation

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Real estate values?

Forgive me for not knowing the convention, does "office space pricing at Burj Khalifa reached US$4,000 per sq ft (over US$43,000 per m²" refer to condominium sale prices, or yearly rent, or something else? If it is condominium sales, are there also annual assessments? Could someone add a clarification to the article's text? Thanks!

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Overview

The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Since its topping out in 2009, it has held the title of the tallest structure and building in the world.

Engineering and Design

Foundation and Piling

The tower is supported by a reinforced concrete mat 3.7 metres (12.1 ft) thick, which sits on 192 bored reinforced concrete piles. Each pile is 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in diameter and 43 metres (141 ft) long. A cathodic protection system is used to prevent corrosion from the saline groundwater.

Wind Engineering and Vortex Shedding

To mitigate the effects of high-altitude winds, the tower features 27 setbacks arranged in a spiral pattern. This "confuses the wind" by ensuring the building has a different cross-section at every height, disrupting the formation of organized wind vortices.

Building Maintenance and Systems

Plumbing and Water Management

The Burj Khalifa's water system supplies an average of 946,000 L (249,907 US gal) of water per day.

Piping: The building contains over 100 km (62 mi) of water pipes and an additional 213 km (132 mi) of piping for the fire emergency system.
Condensation: The cooling system produces up to 15 million gallons of condensation water annually, which is collected and used to irrigate the surrounding parkland.
Sewage: Due to the extreme height, sewage is managed through high-pressure pumping stations and staggered holding tanks on mechanical floors to prevent backflow and manage gravitational pressure.

Lighting and Fireworks

The building is famous for its massive LED facade and annual New Year's Eve pyrotechnics.

LED Media Facade: In 2015, the tower was fitted with a record-breaking LED screen consisting of over 1.1 million RGB pixels and 28 km of linear lights. It holds the Guinness World Record for the "Largest LED-illuminated facade."
Fireworks: For New Year's Eve 2013, the building set a record by launching 479,651 shells within six minutes. The fireworks are choreographed to music and synchronized with the The Dubai Fountain.

Construction Milestones

Milestone	Date
Excavation start	January 2004
Piling start	February 2004
Surpassed Taipei 101	July 2007
Topping out	January 2009
Official Opening	4 January 2010

References

Burj Khalifa

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

When will the protection expire? ~2026-10938-26 (talk) 01:21, 9 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Mission Impossible

Latest comment: 3 days ago2 comments1 person in discussion

The section on climbing/BASE jumping could include a mention of the use of Burj Khalifa in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2015) in which Tom Cruise scaled the outside of the building some 115 floors up. ~2026-41247-32 (talk) 15:35, 1 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

(2011), that should read. ~2026-41247-32 (talk) 15:36, 1 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

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