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10 facts about Burj Khalifa
- Tallest free-standing structure in the world
- Highest number of stories in the world i-e more than 160
- Highest number of floors in a particular building
- Best elevator service in the world
- Elevator with longest traveling distance in a building
- Highest observation deck
yes it will be not wrong if we say that aside from the tallest and most amazing building in the world it also holds 6 more world records which are as follow
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Every year water in a huge quantity which is 15 million gallons are collected from the building and is used for irrigation purposes and to supply water to the Dancing fountain which is constructed on Burj Khalifa lake.
3. Occupied height of Burj Khalifa
The total height of the Burj Khalifa is 828.3 meters (2,717 feet) which is 1,046 feet higher than the previous building. But the portion or height of the floor which is being occupied by the people is 584.5 meters.it is 3 times as tall as Eifel tower.
4. Elevator system of Burj Khalifa
It is known to have only a single elevator system that can travel at a speed of 10 m/s. This is installed up to 140 floors and can reach to 140th floor in just 1 minute and 5 seconds. it has 57 elevators and 8 escalators.
5. The Dancing fountain of Burj Khalifa
The surrounding of Burj Khalifa has a huge fountain which is as big as two football grounds. It was designed by WET Design, a California based company which is also responsible for designing fountain at Bellagio hotel lake in Las Vegas.
6. Construction Material
The construction of Burj Khalifa was a very tough task. But if we talk about its material of construction, the total amount of concrete used in its construction weighs equal to 100,000 elephants.
26,000 glass panels all cut individually by hands were used to create the exterior of the building.
7. Maintenance of Building
The building has 12 machines weighs about 13 tons each moving on a track along the outside of the building. 36 cleaners board these machines to clean the 24,000 windows of the tower.
8. Electricity required for the building
Daily electricity consumption of a building is equivalent to the electricity consumed by 360,000 bulbs of 100-watt each lighten up at the same time.
9. Design of a building
The design of the building was inspired by the Hymenocallis flower which is known for its long petals. This is a desert flower if you see the building from its top it will look similar to the flower.
10. Total cost of the project
The total cost of the construction project of Burj Khalifa is 1.5 billion dollars.
Conclusion
Here was the list of our interesting facts about Burj Khalifa. I hope so you gain some knowledge about this amazing building.
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