Facts about the Burj Khalifa

#Some Interesting facts about the World's Tallest Building:

#The Burj Khalifa is also the Tallest Free-standing structure in the world, it has Highest number of stories in the world.
#It was supposed to be called as Burj Dubai, a skyscraper in Dubai, but it was named as Burj Khalifa to Honour Sheikh Khalifa, the ruler of Dubai.
#The Construction was started on 6th January 2004 and ended on 1st October 2009.
#At the Highest point on it, the Temperature is nearly 15 degree celsius lower than on Ground level.
#The Height of Burj Khalifa is about 829.8 metres(2722 ft).
#The Construction cost of it is 1.5 Billion US dollars(₹111 Billion).
#Burj Khalifa has 163 Floors, so it is the structure which has Highest occupied floors in the world.
#It also has the Highest outdoor observation deck in the world.
#The Company Emaar Properties built Burj Khalifa.
#The Materials used to build the Burj Khalifa are Concrete(330,000 m^3) and Steel rebar(39,000 tonnes), other materials like- Glass, Silicone, Aluminium, etc. The weight of concrete used is equivalent to 100,000 Elephants.
#It has the Elevator with Longest Trevel Distance in the world.

#It was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merill(SOM) an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm.
#It is trice as tall as the Eiffel Tower and twice as tall as The Empire State Building.
#The Design of the tower was inspired by the shape of a Hymenocallis Flower or a Spider Lilly .
#The Exterior of the Burj Khalifa is covered by 26,000 glass panels, designed to withstand the High heat of Dubai.
#The Total amount of aluminium used in the tower weighs as much as 5 A380 aircraft.
#It also houses the World's Highest Restaurant, also World's Second Highest Swimming pool, located on the 76th floor.
#The Burj Khalifa is surrounded by the Huge Dubai Fountain, which is approximately as big as two Football Fields.
#It is the Most Popular Tourist attraction in Dubai.
#One can Have a look to Sunset twice from it, once from a lower floor and then again from the Observation Deck.