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Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa
Tallest Building in the World
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 January 2010
Preceded by	Taipei 101

Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa
برج خليفة
Former names	Burj Dubai
Record height
	Tallest in the world since 2010[I]
Preceded by	Taipei 101
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mixed-use
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°11′49.7″N 55°16′26.8″E / 25.197139°N 55.274111°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 and 2 parking levels in the basement
Floor area	309,473 m2 (3,331,100 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	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
Website
	www.burjkhalifa.ae

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^ Baldwin, Derek (1 May 2008). "No more habitable floors to Burj Dubai". Gulfnews. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
^ "The Burj Khalifa". Glass, Steel and Stone. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
^ Cite error: The named reference opening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Stanglin, Douglas (2 January 2010). "Dubai opens world's tallest building". Dubai: USA Today. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
^ Blum, Andrew (27 November 2007). "Engineer Bill Baker Is the King of Superstable 150-Story Structures". Wired. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) and Dubai Mall, United Arab Emirates". designbuild-network.com. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[CTBUHdb-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Burj Khalifa - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

[Baldwin-2] Baldwin, Derek (1 May 2008). "No more habitable floors to Burj Dubai". Gulfnews. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

[3] "The Burj Khalifa". Glass, Steel and Stone. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

[opening-4] Cite error: The named reference opening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[USAtoday-5] Stanglin, Douglas (2 January 2010). "Dubai opens world's tallest building". Dubai: USA Today. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

[6] Blum, Andrew (27 November 2007). "Engineer Bill Baker Is the King of Superstable 150-Story Structures". Wired. Retrieved 11 March 2008.

[Contractors-7] "Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) and Dubai Mall, United Arab Emirates". designbuild-network.com. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

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