About Burj Dubai

Burj Dubai

1 Burj Dubai Boulevard Dubai DU United Arab Emirates http://www.burjdubai.com/

Status: construction Construction Dates   Began 2004   Will finish 2009 Floor Count 162 Basement Floors 2 Floor Area 517,240 m²

Building Uses  - mixed use  - communication  - hotel  - observation  - office  - residential  - retail Structural Types  - highrise Architectural Style  - late-modernist Materials  - glass  - steel  - aluminium  - concrete, reinforced

	Heights		Value		Source / Comments
	Spire		818.0 m		Emirates Businsess 24|7, January 18, 2009
	Top floor		636.0 m
	Concrete structure		574.4 m

Description • Tallest current building and sctructure in world since 2009. • The Height of Burj Dubai was being kept private, and was not be told until it is completed. Developers said to be the tallest ever built, as it is the current tallest building on earth upon its completation, surpassing in all categories, like spire and roof, buildings already built as the Sears Towers, Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jan Hancock Center and Petronas. At the end of June 2006, a height of 2650ft (807.7m) has been made public by some of the firms involved in this project. Although, recently, it was announced on January 19, 2009 by a contractor working on the project, that it topped out at 818 meters. • Topped-out on January 17th, 2009. • Work on the foundations started in January 2004. • When anounced in early 2003, the Burj Dubai's design was the same as the 560 meter Melbourne Grollo Tower design. However, in May 2003 a new design by SOM was released. • An observation deck is located on the 124th floor. • It would have the fastest elevators in the world with a speed of 700m/min (42.3 kmh / 26.1 mph).