BURJ KHALIFA
( WORLD TALLEST BUILDING )
The tower was designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM)
Burj Khalifa is surrounded by an eleven-hectare (27-acre) park designed by landscape architects SWA Group
21 September 2004: Emaar contractors begin construction.
Excellence in Structural Engineering: Most Innovative Structure from SEAOI.
AWARDS:
Total height of 829.8 m
(2,722 ft, just over half a mile)
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