Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Visit

Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Visit

Posted by Binoy Anto in Travel, Trips and Tourism on 02 21st, 2010 | 5 responses

We made a visit to the newly built, so much hyped BURJ KHALIFA/DUBAI Tower in Dubai on 2oth February 2010. Even though we didn’t make it to the top we were interested in shooting the structure from down.

Burj Khalifa (Arabic: ??? ?????? “Khalifa Tower”),[8] formerly known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft).[8] Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010.[1][9] The building is part of the 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Burj Khalifa at the “First Interchange” along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai’s main business district.

The tower’s architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill of Chicago. Adrian Smith, who started his own firm in 2006, was the chief architect, and Bill Baker was the chief structural engineer for the project.[10][11] The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea, who also built the Taipei 101 and Petronas Twin Towers.[12] Major subcontractors included Belgian group Besix andArabtec from the UAE. Turner Construction Company was chosen as the construction project manager.[13] Under UAE law, the Contractor and the Engineer of Record, Hyder Consulting, is jointly and severally liable for the performance of Burj Khalifa.

BURJ KHALIFA BASE

  BURJ KHALIFA BASE VIEW - PANORAMA. CLICK AND PAN TO VIEW FULL
  FOLLOWING 6 IMAGES ARE TALL PANORAMA CLICK TO OPEN IN NEW WINDOW AND ZOOM TO VIEW

BINOY ANTO INFRONT OF BURJ KHALIFA   WITH SALAM

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JUSTIN NEAR BURJ KHALIFA                                                      SALAM NEAR THE TALLEST STRUCTURE

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SALAM & JUSTIN NEAR BURJ KHALIFA

Burj Khalifa Current records

  • Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Taipei 101 – 509.2 m/1,671 ft)
  • Tallest structure ever built: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Warsaw radio mast – 646.38 m/2,121 ft)
  • Tallest extant structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast – 628.8 m/2,063 ft)
  • Tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously CN Tower – 553.3 m/1,815 ft)
  • Building with most floors: 160 (previously Willis Tower – 108)[18]
  • World’s highest elevator installation, situated inside a rod at the very top of the building[19][20]
  • World’s fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s)[20] (previously Taipei 101 – 16.83 m/s)
  • Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft)[21] (previously Taipei 101 – 449.2 m/1,474 ft)
  • Highest vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 606 m (1,988 ft)[21] (previously Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant – 532 m/1,745 ft[22])
  • The first world’s tallest structure in history to include residential space[23]
  • Highest outdoor observation deck in the world (124th floor) at 442 m (1,450 ft)[24] [25][26]
  • World’s highest mosque (located on the 158th floor)[27][28]
  • World’s highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade, at a height of 512 m (1,680 ft)[29]
  • World’s highest swimming pool (76th floor)[27] (previously Shanghai World Financial Center – 85th floor)

JUSTIN NEAR THE BURJ KHALIFA

BINOY ANTO NEAR THE BURJ KHALIFA

BINOY ANTO & SALAM NEAR THE BURJ KHALIFA

SALAM WITH HAT NEAR THE BURJ KHALIFA

BURJ KHALIFA MAIN ENTRANCE

The Dubai Mall is the world’s largest shopping mall based on total area and sixth largest by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the Burj Khalifa complex, the 20-billion-dollar project has 1,200 shops.[1][2] Access to the mall is provided via Doha Street, rebuilt as a double-decker road in April 2009.[3]

DUBAI MALL AQUARIUM VIDEO

Slideshow of All Photos - Press the [ ] Square on Bottom near to NEXT arrow to watch Fullscreen



5 Responses to “Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Visit”

  1. naju says:
    February 22, 2010 at 12:35 pm

    nice photos
    i like it

    Reply
  2. hashim says:
    February 23, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    very very nice photos i like it,

    Reply
  3. Ranjith Siji says:
    August 4, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Great Photos I Liked them. Nice Website Also

    Reply

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