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The Burj Khalifa

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  Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Continent of Asia and the Middle East region)
• Built by: Designed by American architect Adrian Smith
• How long to build: It took 6 years to build
• Date built: It opened in 2010
• Size: It is the world’s tallest building at 2,717 ft (828 m) tall
• Weight: About 450,000 tons (460,000 metric tons). The weight is about the same as 100,000 elephants!
• It holds world records!! 1. The tallest freestanding structure 2. The highest number of floors- 200 floors 3. The highest occupied floor- 160 floors where people live and work 4. The highest outdoor observation deck- Floor 148 (1,821 ft or 555 m above the ground) 5. The elevator with the longest travel distance- 1,653 ft (504 m) going up 6. The highest restaurant- Floor 122 (1,447 ft or 441 m above the ground)
• There are 900 homes, office suites, Armani Hotel and Residences (144 residences), an observation deck, supermarkets, fancy restaurants, shops, swimming pools, lounges, and a four-story health club.
• At the base of the building are six giant water fountains, colorful trees, and beautiful green gardens.
• To clean all of the windows outside the building takes about three months.
• This building is very environmentally friendly! It has about 340 solar panels to help heat the water for the building, and it recycles water from the air conditioning system to help water the trees, plants, and flowers around the building. It provides 15 million gallons of water annually or 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
• If you look at the Burj Khalifa from the top, you can see a flower design. The architect based the design on a popular desert flower called a“Spider lily.” You can also see a lot of Islamic influence in the design.
• In 2021, Emirates Airlines filmed a commercial where a flight attendant stood on top of the building.