On January 4, 2010, Dubai entered a new stage of its development, once again confirming its status as one of the most dynamically developing business and tourist centers of the planet. On this day, the official opening ceremony of the tallest building on Earth - the 828-meter giant skyscraper Burj Khalifa, formerly known as Burj Dubai, took place.
Since 2004, when the Dubai-based developer EMAAR began the construction of an unprecedented project, the whole world followed with interest the progress of its implementation. According to the creators, Burj Khalifa is the central element of the new freehold district Burj Downtown (Downtown Burj Dubai), which includes business buildings, shopping malls, hotels, housing, as well as one of the largest and highest fountains in the world - the musical Dubai Fountain.
Strategically located near traffic intersection No. 1 at the beginning of the central Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road, next to business districts such as DIFC (Dubai International Financial Center) and Business Bay, after the opening of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, Downtown can rightfully be considered the new heart of Dubai.
Downtown Burj Dubai is one of the unique urban concepts and the largest urban development in the Middle East. The complex development project around the Burj Khalifa skyscraper has already received the unofficial title of the most exclusive and expensive square mile on Earth with a total investment in construction estimated at 23 billion US dollars. On an area of more than 200 hectares will accommodate about 30 thousand apartments with the most recognizable address on the planet.
Naturally, the most prestigious are the apartments in the skyscraper Burj Khalifa. The 39th floor of the building will house the world's first hotel under the Armani brand. 144 residences from Giorgio Armani, which are represented by apartments with one and two bedrooms from the 9th to the 16th floor, should be ready to move in by the end of February this year. Above - up to the 108th floor, inclusive are 900 luxurious apartments, which include studios and apartments with one, two, three and four bedrooms. They are scheduled for commissioning in March. All floors are higher - up to the 154th they were given over to offices and corporate suites, which are world record holders in terms of height of living. There, on the 124th floor, there is the highest observation deck in the world - a new mandatory point in the tourist program of visiting Dubai. In clear weather, the viewing range from the observation deck is 80 km. In total, the tower has 160 floors.
Among other things, Burj Khalifa includes many commercial areas represented by hotels, clubs, restaurants, libraries, fitness rooms and shops. And surrounds the building, which is already called the "vertical city", a green park of 11 hectares.
In the end, about 12 thousand people will populate the tower, which is the embodiment of all advanced ideas in the field of architecture and design. Burj Khalifa's interior design company uses natural wood, polished dark stone and silver travertine for flooring and Venetian wall plasters, as well as handmade carpets. About 1,000 works of art by local and foreign artists are used to create interiors.
The names of happy property owners in the world famous skyscraper remain a strict secret. The developer, being bound by contractual obligations, refuses to disclose any details, but claims that up to 90% of the residential and commercial buildings are already sold out. As for the secondary market, today housing offers in Burj Khalifa start at 10-15 thousand US dollars per square meter. meter depending on the type and characteristics of the property for sale.
In the immediate vicinity of the Burj Khalifa building is located one of the largest shopping centers in the world, Dubai Mall, with an area of more than 1.1 million square meters. m. On its territory there are about 1.5 thousand shops, more than 150 cafes and restaurants, as well as a 22-screen movie theater, a real Olympic ice arena, a giant aquarium, an amusement park, a children's play center and much more. The Dubai Mall was opened in November 2008 and over the years has become one of the most popular places for shopping and leisure activities, both among tourists and residents of Dubai.
At the foot of the Burj Khalifa is the Dubai Fountain, a musical fountain, one of the largest and tallest in the world. The height of its jets reaches 150 meters (approximately 50 floors). The fountain is illuminated by more than 6 thousand colored light sources. The construction company Emaar announced the construction of the fountain in June 2008. At that time, its design value was announced in excess of $ 200 million. The price included the construction of an artificial lake, the fountain itself and auxiliary systems. In mid-2009, Dubai Fountain was successfully launched, and now an amazingly beautiful and large enchanting show can be seen every evening. The fountain is capable of lifting 83 thousand liters of water into the air at the same time, and was designed by the Californian company WET, the same company that created the dancing fountains at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
The second tallest (and most beautiful) building in the Burj Downtown area is the chic 60-story The Address, Downtown hotel, which opened in October 2008 and is managed by the hotel operator Emaar Hospitality Group. It offers for sale fully furnished apartments serviced by the hotel. The cost of such hotel apartments is 7-8 thousand US dollars per square meter. m. A sharp contrast tearing sky-high skyscrapers is located on the opposite side of the fountain from Burj Khalifa low-rise residential complex Old Town, consisting of 6 quarters. Low, 3-5-storey buildings, made in the traditional Arabic style, immerse their residents in a leisurely, rhythm of life filled with the spirit of tradition. The exterior color, convenient and prestigious location near the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, very interesting planning decisions and the consistently high quality of construction and decoration, made this project extremely popular both among residents of Dubai and among foreign investors. The cost of housing here starts from 5 thousand US dollars per square meter. m
An equally popular residential project in the Burj Downtown area is the complex of nine high-rise buildings The Residences. Located on the shores of Dubai Fountain, with direct views of the Burj Khalifa, this upscale residential project is in constant demand, both among buyers and among tenants. Prices for apartments here also start from 5 thousand US dollars per sq.m. About the same cost per square meter in the project 8 Boulevard Walk. Cheaper housing can include apartments in projects such as The Lofts, Burj Views and South Ridge. There, the cost per square meter starts at 4,200 US dollars.
As for office projects, Downtown Burj Dubai houses the already large business center Emaar Square and a complex of two high-rise buildings under construction at Boulevard Plaza.
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INTERESTING FACTS
- During peak hours, the Burj Khalifa air conditioning system will consume 10,000 tons of chilled water per hour, which is equivalent to the cold given out when 10,000 tons of ice melts in one day.
- The Burj Khalifa water supply system will supply an average of 946,000 liters of water per day.
- Peak Burj Khalifa's electricity consumption will be 36 MVA, which is equivalent to 360 thousand 100-watt light bulbs, turned on simultaneously.
- When cooling hot and humid outdoor air, condensation will form in the Burj Khalifa air conditioning system, which, in turn, will be used to irrigate green spaces on its territory. This will save about 67.5 million liters of water annually, which is equivalent to about 20 Olympic pools.
- Two-story elevators for lifting to the observation platform Burj Khalifa, located on the 124th floor, will be the fastest in the world, providing 42 people at once lifting to a height of about 600 meters with an average speed of 10 m / s and a maximum speed of 18 m / s.
- When calculating the fire safety of Burj Khalifa, it was assumed that up to 35,000 people could be in the building at the same time, the full evacuation of which should take no more than 32 minutes.
- On the stairs of Burj Khalifa, approximately every 25 floors, air-conditioned, air-conditioned lounge areas are arranged.
- For the construction of Burj Khalifa, about 230 thousand cubic meters were used. m of concrete (not including the foundation), which is equivalent to the volume of a monolithic concrete cube measuring 61x61x61 m. For comparison, "only" 40.5 thousand cubic meters were spent on the construction of CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. m concrete.
- The outer surface of Burj Khalifa, 75% glass, has an area of about 111,500 square meters. m, which is equivalent to an area of 17 football fields.
- For the construction of Burj Khalifa was used about 31.4 thousand tons of steel reinforcement (not including the foundation). If this armature is laid in length, it will cover more than a quarter of the distance around the globe. For comparison, the creation of the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris took 7.3 thousand tons of steel.
- In normal use, it will take 3-4 months to wash all the windows of Burj Khalifa outside.
BURJ KHALIFA WORLD RECORDS
- The tallest building - 828 m (previous record - 508 m at the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, China)
- The tallest free-standing structure - 828 m (previous record - 553.3 m at the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada)
- The highest existing structure is 828 m (the previous record was 628.8 m at the KVLY-TV radio mast in Blanchard, North Dakota, USA)
- The highest building ever existing in the history of human construction is 828 m (the previous record was 646.4 m at the Warsaw radio mast, built in 1974 and collapsed in 1991)
- The building with the highest number of floors - 160 (previous record - 110 at the Willis Tower skyscrapers (formerly Sears Tower) in Chicago, USA and the destroyed Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, USA)
- The fastest elevators - elevator speed of 18 m / s (64.8 km / h) (previous record - 16.83 m / s at the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, China)
- The highest concrete injection height for buildings is 601 m (previous record 449.2 m at the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, China)
- The greatest height of injection of concrete mix for any structures is 601 m (previous record - 532 m at Riva del Garda hydroelectric power station, Italy)
