#top_ten_dubai_architecture 2- #Burj_Khalifa Former names Burj Dubai Tallest in the world since 2010 Preceded by Taipei 101 Status Complete Type Mixed-use Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates Coordinates 25°11′49.7″N 55°16′26.8″ECoordinates: 25°11′49.7″N 55°16′26.8″E Construction started January 2004 Completed 2010 Opening 4 January 2010 Cost USD $ 1.5 billion Height Architectural 828 m (2,717 ft) Tip 829.8 m (2,722 ft) Roof 828 m (2,717 ft) Top floor 584.5 m (1,918 ft) Observatory 452.1 m (1,483 ft) Technical details Floor count 163 floors plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire[5] and 2 parking levels in the basement Floor area 309,473 m2 (3,331,100 sq ft) Design and construction Architect Adrian Smith at SOM Developer Emaar Properties Structural engineer Bill Baker at SOM Main contractor Samsung Engineering and Construction Company, Besix and Arabtec Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting Construction Project Manager Turner Construction Grocon Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations Lift contractor Otis VT consultant Lerch Bates Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة, Khalifa Tower), known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure in the world, at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).[3][8] Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) development calledDowntown Dubai at the First Interchange along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubais main business district. The towers architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer. The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea.
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