Burj Khalifa Interesting Facts Apart From The Height Of The Building

The height of the Burj Khalifa is 828 meters and is located in Dubai City (Antaranews.com)

YOGYAKARTA - Currently the record for the tallest building on planet Earth is still held by Burj Khalifa. The building, which has become an icon for the city of Dubai, has many interesting facts to know. From the top of the 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa in Dubai City, United Arab Emirates it can be seen from a distance of about 95 kilometers.

Here are interesting facts about skyscrapers that will soon be beaten by other prestigious projects. Let's take a look at several interesting facts about this building.

1. Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world made by humans throughout history. While number two is the Shanghai Tower which has a height of about 632 meters.

2. The construction of this building was made for 5 years, was built January 6, 2004, and was completed October 1, 2009, inaugurated in 2010.

3. Capacity of the building is 35 thousand people, the Burj Khalifa functions as a place for tourism and apartments, along with a library.

4. The top of the building has 160 floors and 24000 windows. There were so many windows that it took 3 months to clean.

5. The building is visible from a distance of about 95 kilometers because it is so high. Then what about the lightning that is there huh? This neo-futurism-style building is apparently vulnerable to lightning strikes. However, God does not want it yet, so it is still safe.

6. A thousand luxury apartments spread over the 12-108 floors of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper. Meanwhile, the price of apartments at the Burj Khalifa is around IDR 66 billion. Very expensive for a class of ordinary employees.

7. Burj Khalifa maker is a developer company Emaar Property, one of the major property developers in the Dubai area.

8. The highest residential apartment in the Burj Khalifa, at an altitude of 385 meters. It is suitable for those of you who like heights, but keep in mind you need to spend IDR 66 billion and even now the apartment is full. You are waiting for people there to go bankrupt and that rarely happens.

9. Dubai from a height of 555 meters can be seen from the Burj Khalifa.

10. The exterior of the Burj Khalifa is a garden with 26,000 panes of glass, all cut individually by hand.

Surely the Burj Khalifa is one of the Arab tourist attractions. For those of you who want to enjoy the city of Dubai by looking at the beautiful sun, the ticket price per person is around IDR 650 thousand to IDR 700 thousand per person or around 200 AED. How is it interesting?