The tallest building in the world Burj Dubai in numbers and facts

As previously reported, the opening of the world's tallest building Burj Dubai ("Dubai Tower"), will be held January 4, 2010. The opening ceremony will be held in the presence of the Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum.

It should be noted that after the official opening of the Dubai Tower, it will become the world champion in many ways. For many, Burj Dubai is a symbol of dizzying beauty. Others admire the courage and innovation of its engineers and designers. Countless people will remember the incredible and breathtaking views from the observation deck "At The Top, Burj Dubai", located on the 124th floor. However, for compilers of records, the main criterion for evaluation is statistics and facts.

So, the facts of the 818-meter and 160-story buildings are as follows:

  • The spire of Burj Dubai is visible at a distance of 95 km.
  • The public viewing platform "At The Top, Burj Dubai" with an outdoor terrace, located on the 124th floor, is the highest in the world.
  • Within the walls of Burj Dubai, 160 luxurious hotel rooms and deluxe rooms have been built.
  • During the construction of Burj Dubai, concrete was pumped to a 605-meter height vertically through special pumps, which was another world record.
  • Elevators serving Burj Dubai rise to the world's highest height - 504 meters.
  • The building has 49 floors, the space of which is reserved for offices, and there are 57 elevators.
  • The total number of residential apartments inside Burj Dubai is 1,044, and parking spaces are 3,000.
  • A building freight elevator can lift 5,500 kg;
  • During the construction of the main structure of Burj Dubai, 31,400 Mt of steel reinforcement and 28,261 glass cladding panels were used.
  • 15 thousand liters of waste water collected from the cooling equipment of the tower will be used for irrigation and landscaping of the territories around it.
  • The world's tallest "dancing" fountain, Dubai Fountain, located at the foot of Burj Dubai, is 274 meters long.
  • At the foot of the tower there are 19 hectares of landscape gardening.
  • At the peak of construction work on the construction of Burj Dubai, there were 12 thousand workers at the site.

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