Burji+Kalifa

Burj Khalifa 2007- present

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The Burj Khalifa facts: • The leader of the country at the time of construction was Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan • People made the title "Burj Khalifa" because of him  • The architect of the building was Adrian Smith  •The cost was 1.5 billion dollars to build  •The Burj Khalifa is in the United Arab Emirates  •The building uses 948,000 kilowatts in a day  •The building is used as a tourist attraction; there are houses, shops, restaurants, and much more in the building  •You can tour the building for $200 or more  • The square footage for the building is 2.4 million square feet  • The volume of the building is 330,000 cubic meters  • The building was developed by Emaar Properties  •The height is 2,717 feet tall  •The building opened on January 4, 2010

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<span style="color: #9933ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">Random Facts on the Burj Khalifa: <span style="color: #9933ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">•There are many world records that the Burj Khalifa holds: tallest building, tallest free-standing building, tallest man-made structure, building with the most floors (162), highest elevator installation, highest outdoor observation deck, and fastest elevators •It would only take a minute to take the elevator from ground level to the top floor • There are 1,044 apartments for people to live in •There are 946,000 liters of water used in one day •The Burj Khalifa is twice the height of the Empire State building <span style="color: #9933ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">•It’s the first world’s tallest building to have residential space