6. WHY IT IS KNOWN AS
BURJ KHALIFA?
• The name is after
Sheikh Khalifa bin
Zayed Al Nahyan -
the president of the
United Arab
Emirates and the
ruler of the
neighbouring
Emirate of Abu
Dhabi.
7. Technical details
• Floor counts : 163 floors plus 46 maintenance levels in
the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement
• Floor area : 309,473 m2 ( 3,331,100 sq ft )
8. Burj Khalifa
• Known as Burj Dubai prior to its
inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest
man-made structure in the world at
829.8 m (2,722 ft)
• 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, and is part of the new 2 km2 (490
acre ) development called Downtown
Dubai.
9. • Burj Khalifa can accommodate up to 35,000 people at
any one time. A total of 57 elevators and 8 escalators
are installed. The elevators have capacity of 12 to 14
people per cabin, the fastest rising and descending at
up to 10 m/s (33 ft/s) for double deck elevators. The
double deck elevators are equipped with entertainment
features such as LCD displays to serve visitors during
their travel to the observation deck. The building has
2,909 stairs from the ground to the 160th floor.
12. Construction
• The tower was constructed by Samsung Engineering &
construction Company of South Korea, which also did work
on the Petronas Twin Towers and Taipei 101. Samsung
Engineering & construction built the tower in a joint venture
with Besix from Belgium and Arabtec from UAE.
20. BURJ KHALIFA
FOUNTAIN
• Outside, WET Enterprises designed a
fountain system at a cost of
Dh 800 million (US$217 million).
Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 50
coloured projectors, it is 275 m (902 ft)
long and shoots water 150 m (490 ft)
into the air, accompanied by a range
of classical to contemporary Arabic
and world music.[72] On 26 October
2008, Emaar announced that based
on results of a naming contest the
fountain would be called the Dubai
Fountain.
21. Records
• Tallest existing structure : 829.8 m ( 2,722 ft )
• Tallest structure ever built : 829.8 m ( 2,722 ft)
• Tallest freestanding structure : 829.8 m ( 2,722 ft)
• Building with the most floors : 163
• building with world’s highest occupied floor
• World’s highest elevator installation
• World’s longest travel distance elevators : 504 m
• World’s tallest structure that includes residential
space
26. Record
• World’s second highest swimming poll : 76th floor
(worlds highest swimming pool is located on 118th floor
of Ritz-Carlton hotel at International commerce center,
Hong Kong).
27. Record
• Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m
(1,988 ft)
• (previously Taipei 101 449.2 m (1,474 ft))
28. CLIMBING
• On 28 March 2011,
Alain Robert scaled the
outside of Burj Khalifa.
The climb to the top of
the spire took six
hours. To comply with
UAE safety laws
Robert, who usually
climbs in free solo
style, took the unusual
step of using a rope
and harness for the
climb
32. TAKES RENT FROM
APARTMENT..
• Several real estate companies
have advertised annual rentals
for Burj Khalifa studios starting
at Dh140,000 which in INDIA is
• (RS 2,32,871.66)
• Prices rise to between
Dh(dirhams) or
AED180,000(RS2,99,406.42)
and Dh2,60,000
(RS4,32,475.94) for one-
bedroom apartments and from
Dh300,000 (RS6,65,347.60)for
two-bedroom units.
33. TAKES RENT FROM
OFFICES
• Prices rise to
between
Dh(dirhams) or
AED80000(13244
96.51)
AND
• Dh OR
AED(UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES
DIRHAM) 450000
(7450292.86).
34. TAKES SERVICE
CHARGES..
• The services charges were Dh52.77 per square foot for
residential units and Dh55.70 per sqft for office units.
This is approximately 3 times higher than other luxury
developments in Dubai
• For residential units, the community service fee is set at
Dh42.48 per sqft, chiller charge (air conditioning) at
Dh9.29 per sqft and hot and cold water charge at Dh1
per sqft.
• Corporate suites and offices have to pay a community
service fee of Dh62.85 per sqft, chiller charge (air
conditioning) of Dh8.14 per sqft and hot and cold water
charge of Dh1 per sqft.
35. YOU CAN BUY GOLD!
• Visitors of Burj Khalifa Dubai,
the tallest tower in the world,
you can now buy gold bullion
with the Burj Khalifa emblem.
• Four different bars of gold
covered with 24 carat gold is
available in sizes ranging from
2.5 gr, 5 gr, 10 gr, and 1 ounce.
• There is set up of the Gold to
Go vending machines
36. COLLECTION FROM
OBSERVATION DECK.
• Ticket Type Per Person
• Ticket Price Adult (13 years +)
General Admission (Dated & Timed) AED
125
Immediate Entry Admission AED 400
• Child (4 - 12 )
General Admission (Dated & Timed) AED
95
Immediate Entry Admission AED400
• Infant (0 - 3)
• General Admission (Dated & Timed): free
Immediate Entry Admission:Free
37. CONDENSATION
• IT COLLECTS AROUND
15 MILLION WATER PER
DAY FROM THE
CONDENSATION
SYSTEM AT THE TOP OF
BURJ KHALIFA..
• AND THIS WATER IS
USE FOR IRRIGATION,
OR CLEANING THE
FLOORS OR WINDOWS
OF BURJ KHALIFA..
38. • Here we come to know thatBURJ KHALIFA is a business,
demography, economics, mathematics,organization,
marketing, accounting and so on subjects which we learn..
• It is a business of attraction,entertainment,fun, happiness
given by themto us..
40. DUBAILAND
• To be completed in 2020
• 4 times larger than Disney Land
• Includes:
oUniversal Studios Dubai
oDubai Golf City
oDubai Auto drome
41.
42. THANKZFOR WATCHING MY
PRESENTATION..
I HOPEYOU ALL ENJOYEDTHE
PRESENTATION………
AND HOPETHAT YOU HAD FUN INTHE
TOUR OF BURJ KHALIFA THE WORLD’S
TALLEST BUILDING..
AND I HOPE THAT WE ALL VISITTHERE
SOON..