Hello, dear readers of the site “I and the World”! Today we present to you the tallest building in the world and its shorter “brethren”.
Modern technologies allow you to build houses very large sizes. The gigantic height of the buildings fascinates, and even frightens some. So, the top 10 tallest buildings in the world: those built and those still under construction, we will tell you how many floors are in the skyscraper and the height in meters, where it is located and what it is called.
The list of giants opens with the International Commercial Center - 484 m
The building is located in Hong Kong and is 118 floors high. Initially, it was planned to build this house 100 m higher, but in China it is prohibited to build skyscrapers higher than the mountains next to which construction is taking place. Therefore, the building is 100 m lower than planned. A 5-star hotel was built here on the last 17 floors and is the tallest hotel in the world.
In 9th place is the World Financial Center - 492 m
The locals call the Shanghai skyscraper the “opener” for the unusual hole at the very top of the building. Look at the photo – it’s like an opener for giants. According to the design, this hole was supposed to be round, but the city residents refused, considering the circle a symbol of Japan. And there are a little more than a hundred floors - 101.
8th place – Taipei 101 – 509 m
The height together with the spire reaches half a kilometer. All floors began operating in 2003 and are occupied by offices and shops. The tower is famous for its high-speed elevators, on which you can literally fly up in 40 seconds to the very last 89 floor. There is a constant seismic hazard in Taiwan, so a huge spherical pendulum weighing 660 tons is installed here (at the top of the building).
7th place - CTF Financial Center - 530 m
Residential space (private apartments), offices, shops and a hotel are all included in the building. The house was built in 5 years. During rush hour, up to 30,000 people can be on 111 floors at the same time. Public transport stops are located in the underground levels. And the parking lot can accommodate up to 1,705 cars. On each step of the building there is an observation deck overlooking the beautiful city.
In 6th place we see the Freedom Tower - 541 m
Also half a kilometer high, and even higher - it’s breathtaking and not for people afraid of heights. Although you can fight fear very well! 104 floors or 1776 feet is not a random number - it was this year that the Declaration of Independence was adopted in the United States. The giant is located next to the former destroyed “twins” in New York. This is a symbol that global terrorism can be resisted.
5th placewe give it away towerLotte World Tower – 555m
There are 123 inside this storey building Seoul has offices, shops, luxury apartments and hotel rooms. From the last four floors you can admire the city and part of the Korean Peninsula. Convex tower shape with glass panels – traditional design buildings.
In 4th place is the Pinan Tower - 600 m
Chinese city of Shenzhen. There is a large International Financial Center here, which includes the Pinan skyscraper. It can be called the baby among all the skyscrapers in the world - it is only a year old, it was built in mid-2017. Its 115 floors are occupied by shops and business offices.
3rd place is occupied by the Royal Clock Tower - 601 m
The "Queen" stands amidst a rich complex in Mecca. Saudi Arabia is the country where the Muslim shrine, the Kaab, is located. Up to hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can live in the hotel of the complex. On the 120-story tower there is a clock with a diameter of 43 m.
In second place is the Shanghai Tower - 632 m
The 128-story Shanghai Tower has a total area of 380,000 square meters. m. It was designed by an American architect. Many offices, entertainment and shopping centers, a luxury hotel. Many city architects were against another heavy skyscraper on the river bank, believing that the ground might sink and the first floors would go under water. But nothing terrible has happened for 3 years now. There are places where flowers and trees are planted. The design has a twisted appearance, which allows it to withstand hurricane force winds of up to 51 m/s.
1st place – Burj Khalifa – 828 m
Burj Khalifa is the leader in the ranking of the tallest buildings in the world. An unusual structure in the form of a stalagmite was built in the UAE. The building's spire alone is 180 m high. The 163-story structure costs about $1.5 billion. Inside there is a hotel, restaurant, apartments, offices and shopping centers. The air inside is constantly scented with scents created specifically for the Burj Khalifa. At the bottom of the skyscraper is the famous “singing” fountain in Dubai.
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I would like to stop at a skyscraper under construction in Russia
In 2018, the construction project of the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg should be fully put into operation. 462 m in height is being built on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, where strong winds are frequent, slightly twisted, like in the Shanghai Tower.
There is an abandoned building in Russia that could become the first skyscraper in Yekaterinburg at 151 m
The lower floors are now working, but the upper floors are still not completed. New reasons are preventing the completion of construction: either violations in construction, or the lack of a state expert opinion.
A new building will be built in Baku (Azerbaijan) in 2019, which will exceed 1000 meters in height
The Azerbaijan Tower will be taller than the Kingdom Tower under construction in Saudi Arabia - the tallest building in the world, which is still unfinished. These magnificent giants cannot be compared with those built today. Other skyscrapers may appear in the future, but for now you can go and look at the ones that already exist until the construction of these ones is completed.
Wooden construction has not been abandoned either. An 84-meter house will be built in Vienna (Austria) made of 76% wood
The firefighters, of course, were very against it, but the project was still successfully completed.
We told and showed pictures of the most impressive giant buildings in the world. Now, when you go on a trip, you know where each of these buildings is located, what its height is, and its features. Over time, the rating of such houses will, of course, change, but for now you can go and see with your own eyes. And now we say goodbye until the next ratings. Share this article with your friends and they will thank you!
Every year dozens of skyscrapers and hundreds of high-rise buildings. We present to your attention 13 of the world's tallest architectural masterpieces.
Hong Kong International Commerce Center
In 2010, a 118-story, 484-meter skyscraper was built in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in the city, the seventh tallest in Asia and the ninth tallest in the world.
Shanghai World Financial Center
The 492 m high skyscraper in Shanghai was built by the Japanese company Mori Building Corporation. The main designer of the project is David Malott from New York. The unofficial name of the building is "opener".
Taipei 101
The Taipei 101 skyscraper is located in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei. The 101-story building has a height of 509.2 m. Shopping centers are located on the lower floors of the building, and offices are located on the upper floors. It is the sixth tallest structure in the world and the fifth tallest in Asia.
This skyscraper has the fastest elevators in the world, rising at a speed of 60.6 km/h. From the fifth floor to the observation deck on the 89th you can get there in just 39 seconds.
The building is made of glass, steel and aluminum and is supported by 380 concrete pillars! According to engineers, the tower will be able to withstand an earthquake of any magnitude.
Willis Tower
The Chicago skyscraper Willis Tower is 443.2 m high and has 110 floors. It was built in 1973.
At that time it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the height of the towers of the World shopping center in NYC. This record held for the building for 25 years.
It is now the second tallest building in the United States.
Ostankino Tower
The height of the Ostankino TV Tower in Moscow is 540.1 m. The building is the 8th tallest free-standing structure in the world after the Burj Khalifa skyscraper (Dubai), the Tokyo Sky Tree, and the Shanghai Tower (Shanghai).
The Ostankino TV Tower is the tallest building in Europe and is a full member of the World Federation of Tall Towers.
World Trade Center 1
1 World Trade Center was built on the site of the destroyed Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. This is the central building in the new World Trade Center complex. It is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Shanghai Tower.
The 541 m high building is located on a plot of 65,000 square meters.
CN Tower
The height of the symbol of the city of Toronto, the CN Tower, is 553.33 meters.
Initially, the abbreviation CN stood for Canadian National (the tower belonged to the state company Canadian National Railways). Toronto residents decided to keep the building's original name, and now the abbreviation CN stands for Canada's National.
Guangzhou TV Tower
This is the second tallest television tower in the world. It was built from 2005 to 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. The height of the TV tower is 600 meters. Up to a height of 450 meters, the tower resembles a combination of a hyperboloid load-bearing grid shell and a central core.
The mesh shell of the tower is made of steel pipes large diameter. The tower's spire is 160 meters high.
TV and radio tower KVLY-TV
The height of the television and radio mast, which is located in North Dakota (USA), is 628.8 meters.
The building is the third tallest structure in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo.
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai Tower is a skyscraper in the Pudong district of Shanghai in China. The height of the structure is 632 meters, the total area is 380 thousand m². The Shanghai World Financial Center is located next to the skyscraper.
Construction of the tower was completed in 2015. The building is the tallest building in Shanghai, the first tallest in China and the third tallest free-standing structure in the world.
Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Skytree is the tallest television tower in the world. It is located in the Sumida area of Tokyo.
The height of the television tower together with the antenna is 634 meters, it is twice as tall as the Tokyo Television Tower. The height of the tower was chosen in such a way that the numbers: 6, 3, 4 were consonant with the name “Musashi” - the historical area where modern Tokyo is located.
Warsaw radio tower
The radio mast, 646.38 meters high, was considered the tallest building in the world until it collapsed in 1991, when the Burj Khalifa skyscraper took the crown.
The tower was intended for long-wave radio broadcasting to Poland and Europe. The project was developed by the famous Polish engineer Jan Polyak.
Burj Khalifa
The most large building world is located in Dubai. The height of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is 828 meters! It was built in the form of a stalagmite.
This tower is a kind of “city within a city” - with its own lawns, boulevards and parks. Inside the complex there are apartments, offices, shopping centers and a hotel. The building has three separate entrances.
The hotel was designed by the famous Giorgio Armani.
When they talk about the most big houses planets, they are usually divided into record holders by volume (the largest buildings) and area (the most spacious). Today we bring to your attention the second category of Towers of Babel, with a record-breaking large floor space. Considering the development and popularity of air communications and international tourism, it is not difficult to guess that the most spacious houses are airports and hotels. But there are exceptions; military men and traders also like it when there is a lot. However, about everything and everyone - in order.
The Grand Prix in the “Gigantomania” nomination is rightly awarded Third terminal international airport Dubai. Everything that the Indians and Pakistanis build for the rich Arabians is amazing in scale and luxury. Terminal 3 opened in October 2008 at a cost of $4.5 billion and covers an area of 1.5 million square meters (or 150 hectares). This, for comparison, is 5 times larger than the Moscow Kremlin. Inside the terminal there are 82 moving walks, 97 escalators, and 157 elevators.
(Holland) occupied 990,000 “squares” of precious Dutch land. This is the second largest building in the world and the first in Europe. Every day many thousands of flowers from all over the world are brought here and sold here. Every second bouquet purchased in the underground passage comes from here.
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 with an area of 986 thousand m2, they built it specifically for the 2008 Olympics. Its construction and filling cost China 3.5 billion US dollars. The terminal is connected to the metro, which takes about 20 minutes to reach the center of the Chinese capital. According to the architects, from the sky the new terminal looks like a red fiery dragon, but many observers admit that the shape of the building is more reminiscent of a girl’s heavily stretched thong panties.
Hotel-casino Venetian in the city of Macau, the gambling capital of Asia, has 40 floors with a simply indecent level of luxury. At the service of millionaires, Venetian offers 3,000 multi-room suites, 3,400 slot machines, 800 tables for gambling. This is the largest hotel in Eurasia, one night in which costs at least $180, which is not so expensive for such luxury.
In Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) - a complex of skyscrapers in American style(203 meters in height), with an area of 700 thousand m2. This “city within a city” is considered the most massive building built “in one go.” Inside Berjaya Times Square there are two five-star hotels, a huge shopping center and an amusement park, residential residences and offices.
The hotel and casino is owned by the American Automobile Association (AAA, not to be confused with Batteries and Alconauts Anonymous). Area - 645 thousand square meters. The moneybag resort opened in January 2008 and cost $1.8 billion to build. The building houses the most luxurious car store in America, where you can touch and buy the coolest and most expensive cars such as Lamborghini, Bugatti, Saleen and Spiker.
In 7th place in the list of the most spacious houses on the planet - everyone knows. The US Department of Defense building is famous for its area of 610,000 m 2, this is the most crowded of office buildings on the ground. The Pentagon employs 23 thousand civil servants with and without uniform, as well as 3,000 service personnel. These people drink 5 thousand cups of coffee per day and go to 234 toilets. The Pentagon's perimeter is one and a half kilometers, and there are 7,754 windows in its five above-ground floors.
Object K-25 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee - the 8th largest building in the world by total area (60 hectares), a former uranium enrichment plant. K-25 was built simultaneously with the Pentagon and is designed for 12 thousand jobs. In 1987, the K-25 facility was officially closed; work on the deconstruction and disinfection of the nuclear plant continues to this day, because this is a complex and dreary task, but it still needs to be done.
Hong Kong International Airport ranks 9th and 570 thousand m 2. Among local residents it is known under the exotic name Chek Lap Kok. This is one of the busiest airports in the world in terms of passenger and cargo traffic; it has repeatedly won prizes as the best airport in the world. The $20 billion airport was built on an artificial island in 1998 and is still considered China's main air gateway.
And in 10th place in the ranking of unusually spacious buildings is another Asian miracle. This is the airport again and it's called . Location: Bangkok town. Area – 56.3 hectares. In addition to being one of the top ten, Suvarnabhumi is proud of the tallest control tower in the world of aviation (132 m), as well as two parallel runways, allowing aircraft to receive and depart simultaneously. They say that during the construction of the airport, Thai officials received simply insane kickbacks, and this is also a record.
Humanity has always strived to overcome existing boundaries. For example, as soon as a skyscraper appears, claiming to be the “tallest building in the world,” a few years later an even taller one appears. tall building. So far, the one kilometer mark has not been crossed, but the only thing left to do is to wait for the completion of the Burj Al Mamlak high-rise building.
And we present a list from which you will find out how many floors are in the tallest building in the world.
We did not include antenna masts, concrete masts, chimneys and other technical structures.
| № | Name | Height, m | Number of storeys | Year | Type | A country | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Burj Al Mamlaka (under construction) | 1000 | 167 | 2020 | Skyscraper | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah |
| 1 | Burj Khalifa | 828 | 163 | 2010 | Skyscraper | UAE | Dubai |
| 2 | Shanghai Tower | 632 | 121 | 2013 | Skyscraper | China | Shanghai |
| 3 | Abraj al-Bayt Towers | 601 | 120 | 2012 | Skyscraper | Saudi Arabia | Mecca |
| 4 | Ping'an International Financial Center | 600 | 115 | 2017 | Skyscraper | China | Shenzhen |
| 5 | Lotte World Tower | 554.5 | 123 | 2017 | Skyscraper | South Korea | Seoul |
| 6 | 1 World Trade Center or Freedom Tower | 541.3 | 104 | 2013 | Skyscraper | USA | NY |
| 7 | CTF Financial Center | 530 | 116 | 2016 | Skyscraper | China | Guangzhou |
| 8 | Taipei 101 | 509.2 | 101 | 2004 | Skyscraper | Taiwan | Taipei |
| 9 | Shanghai World Financial Center | 492 | 101 | 2008 | Skyscraper | China | Shanghai |
| 10 | International Commerce Center | 484 | 118 | 2009 | Skyscraper | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
Location: Hong Kong
Hong Kong, in addition to its highly developed economy and high level life is famous for its record number of skyscrapers. In total, there are 316 buildings in the metropolis, whose height exceeds 150 meters. But none of them compares to the majestic building of the World Trade Center.
Initially, the project for its creation provided for a height of 574 meters, but it had to be “cut down”, since buildings whose height exceeds the surrounding mountains cannot be built in the city.
Most of the floors of the center are reserved for offices, but at its top (from the 118th to 102nd floor inclusive) there is a five-star hotel, the rooms of which offer wonderful views of Hong Kong, especially at dawn and sunset.
For comparison: - MFC "Federation" - reaches a height of 373.7 meters.
Location: Shanghai, China
This high-rise building is only 16 meters lower than number eight on the list of tallest buildings in the world. Due to the shape of the building, it is called a "bottle opener".
The foundation stone of the skyscraper was laid in 1997, but due to the financial crisis in Asia, the project was frozen, and construction resumed only in 2003. The center was completely ready by 2008.
Initially, they wanted to make the upper part of the building not rectangular, but round hole, symbolizing the sky and reducing the wind load on the building, however, the designers felt that with a rectangular hole it would be cheaper and easier to implement the project.
8. Taipei 101 – 509 meters
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
It was the tallest skyscraper in the world between 2004 and 2007. It is named after its location and the number of floors in the building.
In addition, Taipei 101 is the first skyscraper in the world to reach a height of half a kilometer, and no one will take this title away from it.
The building's design is inspired by traditional Chinese architecture and is shaped like a pagoda.
Since the building is located in a place where earthquakes and strong winds are common, its creators provided protection from natural disasters by providing the skyscraper with an external frame and an internal damper. This is a 660-ton ball made of 41 steel plates. It's suspended by eight steel cables, is supported by eight shock absorbers and can move 1.5 meters in any direction. This is the largest and heaviest damper in the world.
The striking design of Taipei 101 won the 2004 Emporis Award for Best Skyscraper.
The elevators in this high-rise are among the fastest in the world, rising at a speed of 1,010 meters per minute (60.48 km/h) and descending at a speed of 610 m/min (36.6 km/h). It is also interesting that the Chinese skyscraper is one of the few buildings in the world equipped with two-story elevators.
Location: Guangzhou, China
The seventh largest skyscraper in the world houses office space, a hotel, residential apartments and a shopping mall.
Two of the 86 elevators installed in the Chinese high-rise can rise at speeds of 70-72.4 km/h or 19.4-20.1 m/sec. These are the fastest elevators in the world. However, they descend twice as slow as they rise.
The streamlined shape of the building virtually eliminates the impact of air currents on it.
Location: New York
The tallest skyscraper in the Big Apple, also known as the Freedom Tower, was built on the site of the former World Trade Center, which was attacked by al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001.
The new building's height of 1,776 feet (541 meters) is a reference to the year in which the United States Declaration of Independence was signed.
The creators of the tower took into account the sad experience gained during the evacuation of victims from the previous World Trade Center.
- There is now a shelter on each floor of WTC 1, while the elevators are located in a secure central tier of the building that serves all floors of the tower.
- The building also has an emergency staircase designed for firefighters, fire protection has been significantly improved, and the air supply system includes chemical and biological filters.
- The 57-meter base of the structure is made of monolithic concrete, and to avoid a ponderous appearance, the architects “equipped” the façade of WTC 1 with prismatic glass blocks blue color. They shimmer beautifully and sparkle under the sun's rays.
On the territory of World Trade Center 1, in the place where the twin towers were located, there is a Memorial in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack. We also have a museum dedicated to the events of 11/11.
Location: Seoul, South Korea
The tallest buildings in the world now have a brand new, one might say brand new, skyscraper built in 2017. It is the tallest in South Korea.
The foundation stone of the tower was laid in 2005, but then construction slowed down due to the fact that the future skyscraper was located near the airport and was subject to height restrictions. These restrictions were lifted in 2010, and the construction site was “reopened.”
Lotte is home to one of the best aquariums in all of Asia, where you can even touch some sea creatures, and there are also many interesting stores, including the Studio Ghibli store (released “My Neighbor Totoro”, “Princess Mononoke” and many other anime)
The Russians made their own, albeit useless, but amusing contribution to the history of the Lotte Tower. Two Russian photographers climbed to the top of a crane and took video of a skyscraper under construction.
Location: Shenzhen, China
Initially, it was decided to build a skyscraper 660 meters high. Thus, he had to surpass the current Chinese leader - Shanghai Tower. But aviation ruined everything. In order not to interfere with the flights of airplanes and other helicopters, the antenna was removed from the plan, thereby reducing the height of the building to the current 599 meters.
1.7 thousand tons of high-quality of stainless steel. This material will allow the tower to maintain its aesthetic appearance longer. appearance, even with the city's salty coastal atmosphere.
3. Royal Clock Tower (Abraj al-Bayt) – 601 meters
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The beautiful building, decorated with glass mosaics, is one of the new symbols of Mecca.
At the top of the skyscraper there is a giant tetrahedral clock, the dial of which is the largest in the world. Its dimensions are 45 by 43 meters and are comparable to the size of a small football field. This dial is visible from a distance of 12 meters during the day and 17 meters at night.
The tower houses a luxury hotel that hosts pilgrims who come to see the wonders of the Muslim holy city.
The skyscraper is part of the Abraj al-Bayt towers complex, which is considered the largest structure in terms of mass on Earth and the tallest in Saudi Arabia.
Location: Shanghai, China
If you ask a Chinese resident what the tallest building in the world is, he will probably name the pride of his country - the Shanghai Tower.
It has the world's highest indoor observation deck and is also the tallest building in China.
The tower spirals upward, this design allows you to compensate for the influence of wind at high altitudes.
Brave Russian extreme sportsmen (the same ones who climbed the Lotte Tower) penetrated construction site skyscraper and made a video about it, which gained over 66 million views over several years.
Be careful, you may be afraid of heights while watching!
1. Burj Khalifa – 828 meters
Location: Dubai, UAE
Here is the answer to the question of how many floors are in the tallest skyscraper in the world. There are exactly 163 of them. This was enough for luxury residential apartments (there are about 900 of them) and for a hotel with 304 rooms and for offices of various companies. There are also three underground garages that can accommodate 3,000 cars at a time.
From the windows of the tower there is a stunning view of the turquoise waters of the artificial lake at the foot of the skyscraper. On this lake there is a unique fountain, equipped with 6,000 light sources and with jets shooting to a height of 150 meters. All this unforgettable spectacle is accompanied by musical accompaniment.
Although the building's shape is similar to the Willis Tower tubular tower concept, it is structurally different and is not technically a tubular structure. The outlines of the foundation give rise to associations with the desert pancrat flower. This was done not for the sake of beauty, but to facilitate the construction of a building whose height exceeds several hundred meters.
And the façade cladding system is designed to withstand Dubai's extreme summer temperatures.
The building rests on a concrete and steel podium with 192 piles descending to a depth of more than 50 meters
At first they decided to call the skyscraper Burj Dubai. But during the grand opening ceremony of the building, it was renamed Burj Khalifa, in honor of the President of the UAE, Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
The world's tallest building in the future - Burj al Mamlaka (1000 m)
However, the Burj Khalifa will not be called the tallest skyscraper on Earth for long. In 2020, the construction of the Jeddah Tower (Burj al Mamlak), which is as much as 1 kilometer high, should be completed. The initiator of the ambitious project is Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who is the nephew of the King of Saudi Arabia.
Adrian Smith, who oversaw the construction of the Burj Khalifa, was chosen as the architect.
In October 2017, 56 of the tower's 167 planned floors were completed.
Present to your attention tallest building in the world. Maybe you think this is the Ostankino Tower? No, it is the tallest building in Europe, as described in.
But the tallest building in the whole world is skyscraper in Dubai, whose height is 828 meters. Just imagine, a little more - and in front of you is a kilometer-long structure!
It is important to emphasize that this is not just some kind of engineering design. The Dubai Tower is a full-fledged building with 163 floors. Here, in fact, is the building itself:
The full name of the tallest building in the world is Burj Khalifa, which is translated from Arabic as “Khalifa Tower”. The opening took place in 2010, despite the fact that construction began in 2004. This is what the future monster looked like at the initial stage:
The grand opening was originally planned for September 2009, but the developer ran out of money in his account, so the event was rescheduled for January 2010.
Since 2008, the Dubai Tower has officially grown to such a size that it is considered the tallest building ever to exist in the world.
Before this, the palm belonged to the famous Warsaw radio mast. But it fell in 1991. Although even if it existed until today, it would still not be comparable to the Khalifa Tower, since its height was “only” 646 meters.
By the way, the cost of the project itself is indicated at a tidy sum of about 1.5 billion dollars. The architectural development of the project was carried out by an American architect who already had experience in the construction of similar structures.
It’s no wonder that the tallest building in the world was designed as a “city within a city.” After all internal area is 344,000 m². By the way, during the construction of the Dubai Tower or, as it was then called, “Burj Dubai,” the planned height was not disclosed.
However, the developer has officially stated that this will be a building in the world. This was done so that if there was information about the construction of a taller building, the designers could redo the entire project so that the record belonged to them. Ambition, my friend!
Photo from a helicopter An interesting fact is that the mass of the structure when empty is 500 thousand tons.
Considering the multifunctionality of this giant, the skyscraper has 3 entrances: to the hotel, apartments and offices.
The purpose of the world's tallest building
Floors 1 to 39 are occupied by the Armani Hotel and various office spaces. This is considered the most “simple” arrangement option.
Floors 44 to 108 are equipped with “ordinary” apartments. So I came home from work, went up to the 105th floor and, as if nothing had happened, went to the kitchen to eat. But you can see clouds outside the window!
By the way, interesting fact: The entire hundredth floor is owned by an Indian named B. R. Shetty.
Here we can add that highest observation deck in the world located at an altitude of 555 meters. It is located in the same building on the 148th floor.
An artificial tower rises above the main building, complementing the great view the buildings.
A special concrete was developed for the Dubai Tower that can withstand temperatures of +50 °C. There are 57 elevators inside, which can reach speeds of up to 10 meters per second. This official information, since there is an opinion that elevators are installed here, moving at a speed of almost 18 m/s.
Despite the fact that the Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, it barely heats up. This is due to special glasses that reflect the sun's rays.
By the way, it takes three months to clean the outside of the building, and they do it every day. In principle, this is no wonder, because the outer surface area of the skyscraper is equal to 17 football fields. And the washing, after all, happens at a height.
The air inside is constantly cooled and... aromatized. Yes, yes, what can you do for your own comfort! Moreover, the scent was created specifically for the Khalifa Tower. Air is supplied through special grilles in the floor.
Interesting facts about the tallest building in the world
- Construction started in 2004 and moved at a speed of 1-2 floors per week.
- Number of workers who took part in daily work for the construction of the building, there were 12,000 people.
- Most of the workers were from South Asia and lived in deplorable conditions. They were paid extremely little and their salaries were delayed. Due to widespread violations, there were many injuries and often deaths. This is information from a BBC investigation. Only one death was officially reported.
- The material consumed is 60 thousand tons of steel reinforcement and 320 thousand m³ of concrete.
- Concrete structures ended on the 160th floor; the remaining 180 meters of the tallest structure were made exclusively of metal structures.
- The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is not anchored in rock, as is done in its New York counterparts.
Records of the tallest building in the world
- In the entire history of the world known to us, there has not existed a taller ground structure than 828 meter Dubai Tower.
- We have already mentioned the interesting fact that the building is not anchored in the rock. The record is that this is the most tall building, which is considered free-standing.
- The record for the number of floors is 163. The previous record is far behind - only 110 floors.
- We have already talked about the highest observation deck - this is also a world record.
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