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12 unusual facts about Burj Khalifa


Erbil

Emmar is well known for international big projects like Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa.

Georgia Guidestones

Computer analyst Van Smith said the monument's dimensions predicted the height of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world which opened in Dubai over thirty years after the Georgia Guidestones were designed.

Human rights in the United Arab Emirates

On 21 March 2006, tensions boiled over at the construction site of the Burj Khalifa as workers upset over low wages and poor working conditions rioted, damaging cars, offices, computers, and construction tools.

Indians in the United Arab Emirates

On March 21, 2006, construction workers, many of whom were Indian, rioted at the construction site of Burj Khalifa, upset over bus timings, poor wages and living conditions.

Kline Iron and Steel

This includes the world's tallest completed man-made structure, the KVLY-TV mast, surpassed only by the recently completed Burj Khalifa.

KVLY-TV mast

Completed in 1963, it was the tallest structure ever built until succeeded by the Warsaw radio mast in 1974; that mast collapsed in 1991, making the KVLY-TV mast again the tallest structure in the world until the Burj Khalifa overtook it in 2010.

KXTV/KOVR tower

Built in 2000, it is the tallest structure in California, the 3rd tallest guyed mast in the world (as of 2001), and the 6th tallest structure to have ever existed if the destroyed Warsaw radio mast, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo are included.

Mohammed bin Ali Al Abbar

Emaar is also responsible for the development of Burj Khalifa, which is the tallest artificial structure in the world.

Non-rocket spacelaunch

As of 2013, the tallest man-made structure is the Burj Khalifa which is 829.8 m tall.

S-FRAME Software Inc.

S-FRAME Analysis and S-CONCRETE were used to create structural models of the Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building, designed by Chicago, Illinois-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM).

Warsaw radio mast

It is the second tallest land-based structure ever built, being surpassed as tallest by the Burj Khalifa, completed in 2010.

After the collapse, the KVLY-TV mast outside Fargo, North Dakota, USA, regained its title as the world's tallest structure, standing 628.8 m (2,063 ft), until the Burj Khalifa exceeded this height in April 2008.


Emaar Properties

Emaar started construction on its most ambitious project to date on 1998, the AED 73 billion (US$20 billion) Burj Khalifa Downtown development, which comprises the Burj Khalifa - the tallest tower in the world when completed in 2009, the Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa Business Hub, The Lofts, The Old Town, The Old Town Island, Burj Khalifa Boulevard, The Residences, Burj Views, man-made lakes, landscaped parks and gardens.

International Finance Centre

It is the fourth-tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth-tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights; by roof height, only the Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, Willis Tower, International Commerce Centre and Burj Khalifa exceed it.

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone

A business centre and RAK FTZ office on the seventh floor of The Fairmont Dubai, in Dubai’s financial district on Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai International Convention Centre, the Emirates Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and Burj Khalifa.