10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world





Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in Dubai and the world's tallest skyscraper. The shape of the building resembles a stalagmite, which rushes up to 828 meters. The building has 163 floors, on which there are 9 hotels and system of fountains. The total cost of construction is estimated at 4, $ 1 billion. < Website

1. The tallest building in the world The height of the Burj Khalifa is 828 meters and the height of the second largest building in the world (Shanghai Tower) is 632 meters. The difference is more than evident. Burj Dubai is also three times higher than the Eiffel Tower.

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world

2. Inside Those who believe that Burj Khalifa is very impressive from the outside, just does not happen in a skyscraper. The most high-altitude observation deck is located at an altitude of 452 meters. A total of 164 floors of the building, one of which is underground, and as many as 58 elevators that travel at a speed of 10 meters per second (this is one of the fastest elevators in the world). Also in the Burj Khalifa has 2,957 parking spaces, 304 hotels and 904 apartments.

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world



3. The skyscraper was designed by the Americans and the South Korean company built While the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (the original name of the skyscraper - the Burj Dubai), the project building was designed by the American firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Engineers from Chicago created a special support structure, which resembles a three-beam star. Construction of the building was entrusted to the South Korean company Samsung Engineering and Construction.

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world



4. Some records It is the tallest free-standing building, the building with the highest residential floor, the building with the most floors, the building is equipped with the most high-rise elevators, and the second tallest observation tower (the highest situated viewing platform is located in the Canton TV tower).

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world



5. What is needed to build In order to build such a titanic building, it took much time and effort (ie, 6 years and 22 million man-hours). In a particularly tense days at a time on site was more than 12 000 workers.

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world



6. Huge weight For the construction of the building took an incredible amount of material. One went as aluminum, that would be enough to create a 5 Airbus A380. Also it spent 55,000 tons of reinforcing steel and 110 000 tonnes of concrete. It is approximately equal to the weight of 100,000 elephants. And if you take and put the valve out of the building in a row, it would be stretching a quarter of the Earth.

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world



7. The thermal resistance of In Dubai is very hot in the summer average temperature here is 41 degrees. Naturally, the building built in this country, must withstand extreme temperature changes. That's why were hired more than 300 Chinese experts, who have developed a system liner protects against local temperature.

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world



8. Power consumption Of course, to live in such a huge building requires a monstrous amount of resources. For example, the Burj Khalifa employs about 950 000 liters of water every day. Also, the building consumes a huge amount of electricity (about as much as "eat" 360 000 stovattnyh bulbs).

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world



9. Cleaning skyscraper How to clean and wash the 26,000 glass panels that are always perfect? During this meet 12 machines, which weigh about 13 tonnes each, move along special rails on the outside of the building. Service machines 36.

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world



10. Flower design The design of the Burj Khalifa was inspired hymenocallis - flower, which has a long petals radiating from the center. Three wing Burj Khalifa to the sides like these petals.

10 facts about the Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world





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