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By:
Abdulaziz Saeed
Abdulqader Al Hashime
BURJ KHALIFA
CONTNENT
• General Information about Burj Khalifa
• Construction
• Stages of the construction process
• Design
• Burj khalifa in numbers
• High records
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONSTRUCTION
• Construction began on 21 January 2004
• completed on 1 October 2009
• officially opened on 4 January 2010
• Primary contractor was Samsung C&T
of South Korea.
STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
• 2006-02-01
2006-08-29 2006-11-11
2007-01-02 2007-03-21
2007-05-07 2007-07-15
2007-08-09 2008-03-11
8-3-2008 19-12-2008
COMPARED BURJ KHALIFA WITH OTHER
SKYSCRAPERS.
• designed by Skidmore, Owings and
Merrill.
• Embodied in Islamic architecture
• Inspired by the flower Hymenocallis
DESIGN
• 206 Floors.
• 57 elevators.
• 1044 is the total number of
apartments.
• 49 is the number of offices floors
• We can see burj khalifa from 92 km far
away.
BURJ KHALIFA IN NUMBERS
• World’s second highest swimming
pool.
• World's highest restaurant (122nd floor
at 442 m) .
• World's highest New Year display of
fireworks.
• World's highest elevator installation.
HIGH RECORDS
BY:• Abdulqader Al Hashime
• Abduaziz saeed