About Burj Khalifa: 

Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world with an architectural height of 2716.5 feet or 828.0 meters. Its occupied height (height of the floor occupied by people) is 1918 feet or 584.5 meters. Its total height measured from its tip is 2723 feet or 829.8 meters. There are 163 floors located above the ground and it has only one floor located below the ground. It has 58 functional elevators that run at a top speed of 10 meters per second. Burj Khalifa boast 2957 parking spaces, 304 hotels and 900 apartments.

• Cost: US$1.5bn 

• Developer: Emaar Properties

• Designed by: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

• Type: Skyscraper

• Height: 829.84m

• Floors: 162 

• Construction start date: 21st September 2004

• Construction end date: 4th January 2010