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    Burj Khalifa is the tallest man-made structure in the world located in Dubai, UAE. It was originally called Burj Dubai but was renamed Burj Khalifa in honor of the UAE president. The skyscraper was designed based on the concept of a desert flower and took over 22 million man-hours to construct with a team of over 12,000 workers from 100+ countries. Key facts include its 829.8m height, 160 floors, $1.5 billion cost, and status as the building with the most floors and formerly the tallest structure before being surpassed by Burj Khalifa.

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    Burj Khalifa is the tallest man-made structure in the world located in Dubai, UAE. It was originally called Burj Dubai but was renamed Burj Khalifa in honor of the UAE president. The skyscraper was designed based on the concept of a desert flower and took over 22 million man-hours to construct with a team of over 12,000 workers from 100+ countries. Key facts include its 829.8m height, 160 floors, $1.5 billion cost, and status as the building with the most floors and formerly the tallest structure before being surpassed by Burj Khalifa.

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    Burj Khalifa is the tallest man-made structure in the world located in Dubai, UAE. It was originally called Burj Dubai but was renamed Burj Khalifa in honor of the UAE president. The skyscraper was designed based on the concept of a desert flower and took over 22 million man-hours to construct with a team of over 12,000 workers from 100+ countries. Key facts include its 829.8m height, 160 floors, $1.5 billion cost, and status as the building with the most floors and formerly the tallest structure before being surpassed by Burj Khalifa.

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    Presentation On Burj Khalifa

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    Jim Jonez
    Burj Khalifa is the tallest man-made structure in the world located in Dubai, UAE. It was originally called Burj Dubai but was renamed Burj Khalifa in honor of the UAE president. The skyscraper was designed based on the concept of a desert flower and took over 22 million man-hours to construct with a team of over 12,000 workers from 100+ countries. Key facts include its 829.8m height, 160 floors, $1.5 billion cost, and status as the building with the most floors and formerly the tallest structure before being surpassed by Burj Khalifa.

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    Contents

    Introduction
    Why Burj Dubai becomes Burj Khallifa??
    Idea behind
    Architecture
    Facts and figures

    Introduction
    Burj khalifa is a skyscraper in
    Dubai,united Arab Emirates.
    Currently the tallest manmade
    structure in the world.
    Construction has taken 22 million
    man-hours.

    Why Burj Dubai becomes


    Burj Khallifa??

    Burj Dubai was officially renamed by Dubais


    ruler as the Burj Khalifa named after the
    UAE president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed.

    Idea behind
    Reportedly based on Government
    decision to diversity from oil based
    economy to service and tourism
    oriented.

    ARCHITECTURE
    The concept of desert flower Hymenocallis has
    been adopted in architectural design.

    Burj Khalifa Construction


    team
    Burj Khalifa was truly an international
    collaboration between more than 30
    on-site contracting companies from
    nations around the world.
    At the peak of construction, over
    12,000 workers and constructors
    were on site every day, representing
    more than 100 nationalities.
    Workers include mostly
    Indian,Pakistani and Srilankan

    Structural System to resist the wind


    force
    Tall building usually has
    to resist large wind
    force
    The Y shaped
    structure of Burj Khalifa
    reduces the wind force
    in the building.
    Y-shape plan keeps the
    structure simple and
    helps in faster

    Facts and Figures


    Former names:
    Burj Dubai
    Preceded by:
    Taipei 101
    Location :
    Dubai, United Arab
    Emirates
    Construction started: January 2004
    Construction ended :
    2010
    Opening:
    4 January 2010
    Cost :
    USD $ 1.5billion
    Building with most floors: 160

    Contd.

    Height
    Antenna spire
    Roof
    :
    Top floor :
    Architect
    :
    Developer
    :
    Structural engineer

    829.84m (2,723ft)
    828m (2,717ft)
    621.3m (2,038ft)
    Adrian Smith
    Emaar Properties
    Bill Baker

    Comparison

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