Burj Khalifa – Net Worth and everything that you will find inside
Net Worth/ Construction cost: $ 1.5 billion
Height: 829.8 m
Floor Count: 163 Floors
Introduction:
Burj Khalifa also known as “Burj Dubai” before its inauguration is a skyscraper present in the heart of Dubai, UAE and it holds the distinction of being the tallest man-made building in the world standing at a height of 829.8m. The Burj Khalifa was part of an ambitious plan of Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who wanted to put Dubai on the international tourist map with something really sensational and special, the decision is mainly said to be based on the idea to diversify Dubai from an oil based economy to that of a service and tourism based, so the Dubai government started off with Burj Dubai which was to be the centerpiece of a large scale mixed- use development park consisting of 9-hotels, 3 hectares of parkland, 19 residential towers, 30,000 homes and the Dubai Mall.
History and Construction:
The Burj Khalifa was designed by the Chicago based company Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Adrian Smith was chief architect while Bill Baker served as the chief structural engineer. Samsung C&T was the main contractor employed to build Burj Khalifa, It uses bundled tube design and was mainly designed based on the 73 floor Tower Palace Three. In addition to Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Emaar properties chose Hyder Consulting to supervise the project construction and certify SOM’s design. The building was initially known as the Burj Dubai and the construction of this ambitious project began on September 2004. The whole project took over 45,000 metric cube of concrete weighing more than 110,000 tonnes were used to construct the concrete and steel foundation, which consists of 193 piles that are buried 50 m deep. In total Burj Khalifa used 330,000 metric cubes of concrete in addition to 39,000 tonnes of steel rebar and 22 million man-hours to complete. The exterior cladding of Burj Khalifa began in the month of May 2007 and was completed in September. This vast project comprised of reflective glazing with textured stainless steel spandrel and aluminum and also stainless steel vertical fins, it took 26,000 glass panes all of which were individually hand-cut in the exterior cladding of Burj Khalifa and it was done by 300 cladding specialists hand-picked and brought from China.
By the time Burj Khalifa was about to complete the world was in the midst of a global financial crisis and the economy of Dubai was no better. As a result most of the units in Armani Residences were left unsold and there were a lot of vacancies in the building, with mounting pressure faced with potential public embarrassment Dubai chose to seek the help of its fellow UAE member, Abu Dhabi. The Emir of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, poured in billions of dollars in bailout money and the project went on in full swing. Burj Dubai was completed on 1st October 2009 and it was officially opened on 4th January 2010 and was named “Burj Khalifa” in honor of the Emir of Abu Dhabi during its opening night.
Burj Khalifa-Interiors:
The tallest skyscraper known for its wonderful architecture is regarded as an engineering masterpiece, the Burj Khalifa was built keeping in mind the regions rich culture, heritage and history. A mixed-use building suitable for hotel, residential, commercial and leisure space make this an international tourist destination. As the tallest working and living floors in the world, the interiors of Burj Khalifa take celestial influences similar to stationary aircraft, the interiors consists of lobbies, offices, guest amenities, board room floor, lounges and chairman’s suite. Apart from the stainless steel, glass and polishes dark stones the interiors also features Silver Travertine flooring, handmade rugs, stone flooring and dark intricate Brazilian Santos Rosewood to reflect shelter, the Venetian stucco walls add to the comfort and restrained luxury. The Burj Khalifa has a total 900 apartments, 57 elevators and 8 escalators with the elevators having a capacity of 5,500 kg are considered the world’s tallest service elevator. Out of the 900 there is a 304 room Armani Hotel, the first of 4 by Armani and it occupies 15 of the lower 39 floors, the 43rd and 76th floor houses swimming pools and the rest are said to corporate offices and suites. The 122nd floor has a restaurant At.mosphere , the 123rd floor houses a sky lobby and an indoor observation deck and the 124th floor has an outdoor observation deck at the height of 452 meters. In addition to these Burj Khalifa also boasts of other fine features having 6,600 lights and colored projectors having a length of 275 meters and the ability to shoot water up to 150 meters up into the air. The skyscraper is surrounded by a 11 hectare park with fountains built at a cost of $ 217 million. The interior of the building is truly amazing and spectacular and makes this the pride of Dubai.
The Tallest building-Construction Timeline:
January-2004 Excavation of Burj Dubai starts
February-2004 Piling started
March-2005 Superstructure started
June-2006 Level 50 of Burj Dubai reached
January-2007 Level 100 of Burj Dubai reached
March-2007 Level 110 of Burj Dubai reached
April-2007 Level 120 of Burj Dubai reached
May-2007 Level 130 of Burj Dubai reached
July-2007 Level 141 of Burj Dubai reached – world’s tallest building
September-2007 Level 150 of Burj Dubai reached – world’s tallest free-standing structure
April-2008 Level 160 of Burj Dubai reached – world’s tallest man-made structure
January-2009 Completion of spire – Burj Dubai tops out
September-2009 Exterior cladding competed
January-2010 Official launch ceremony and Burj Dubai renamed Burj Khalifa
