Just how much do you know about Burj Khalifa? Well, maybe not much. In this post we explore Burj Khalifa like never before in the story series courtesy-Burj Khalifa tickets.
The Spider Lily
Not the crawling spider! Interestingly, Burj Khalifa’s design mimics the lyrical and perfectly proportioned structure of the Hymenocallis flower also known as spider Lily. The regional desert flower gave inspiration to Architect Adrian Smith’s in design conception. .
World First Designer Hotel
Surprise! Get a taste of Giorgio Armani’s exquisite style at Armani hotel Dubai. The renowned designer personally designed the hotel making it all the more special. The hotel bears the designer’s markings right from design to fabrics and furnishings. The hotel opened its doors on April 27, 2010.
Versatile Tower!
Besides the tower being magical by its mere design and outlook, it’s possesses other jaw dropping qualities. The tower comprises 1.85 million square feet of residential space, 300,000 square office space and addition to Armani Hotel Dubai and Armani Residences. Amazingly, the tower also hosts incredibly beautiful lounges, wellness facilities, pools and two world class observation decks.
Famous Voices
The resident’s lobby at Burj Khalifa is brought to life by the beautiful voice of Jaume Plensa’s sculpture. ‘World Voices’. The piece has 196 cymbals with water gently and beautifully dripping from the ceiling and striking the Cymbals resulting a chorus of distinct tones that represent voices of the people globally. It’s really a magical sight.
World Record Holder Art Gallery
Burj Khalifa has broken many world records and the world’s tallest art gallery is one of them. The tower hosts commissioned works of arts from over 85 artists from across the globe. The art ranges from impressionism to abstract works which all have an Arabic cultural context.
Beautiful Sculptures
The corporate entrance to Burj Khalifa is adorned with Egyptian born artist Karim Rashid’s sculpture. The sculpture features shifting ovals made of highly reflective organic coating and natural stones in a transparent UV resistant epoxy system.
Beautiful Numbers
Numbers are beautiful and they blow our minds when presented to us in inconceivable proportions. It’s no different for Burj Khalifa which has figures adding up to the beautiful structure. That said, more than 12,000 people worked onsite everyday during the construction of the tower. The workflow on and off site was coordinated in the WAR room (Work Action Resolution)
Downtown Brought to Life
Let’s agree, downtown Dubai in all its glory is ultimately brought to life by the enchanting Burj Khalifa. The structure perfectly complements Dubai Mall, Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Souk Al Bahar and Old Town all along the tower :
Armani Residences
Located on levels 9-16 is the 144 Armani residences in Dubai with each apartment featuring bespoke furnishes, perfect furniture and fittings. The idea was to create a warm, harmonious luxe space with a touch of elegance creating a perfectly balanced ambience.
Step Up!
How many steps can you do before burning out? Maybe you can break yet another world record by taking Burj Khalifa’s stairwell that has a total of 2,909 steps leading up to 160th floor. Sigh*
Magical Views
The beautiful views of the dancing Dubai fountains is definitely a sight to behold. This is in combination with the beautiful views of Dubai especially from the observation decks. It’s quite an immersive experience as the fountain moves to the beat of the soundtrack. Very romantic as well.
Bespoke Scents!
I was startled too, but yeah the tower’s common areas have a bespoke fragrance that was uniquely selected from upto 18 aromas. Each space has a variance in the last just to create a dramatic feel for each.
A Dream Come True
Do dreams come true you ask? Well, yes they do and as for Burj Khalifa, it has brought many photographers dream to life from around the globe. This automatically qualifies the structure the most photographed building/structure in the world.
World’s Powerful Cranes
Building the world’s tallest structure required the most sophisticated machinery. The construction featured three of the world’s largest cranes with self jacking mechanisms and a capacity to lift upto 25 tonnes.
Distinct Landscaping
The tower has three distinctly landscape sections for the residences, offices and the hotel. The beautiful landscape features a palm court, six water features, a lakeside promenade, forest groves, a play area and terrace gardens. I’ll tell you it’s a really beautiful place.
Burj Khalifa Ghost Protocol
Did you know Burj Khalifa featured in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol? It was a hair raising stunt by none other than Tom Cruise who nailed it! The stunt was so cool it was parodied in the popular animated TV series-The Simpsons
World Record Trend Setter
Isn’t Burj Khalifa the mother of all world record setters? The tower boasts a record breaking 330,000 cubic metres of concrete, 1.1 million square feet of glass and 166, 800 square feet of embossed stainless steel. The icing on the cake-It took 22 million man hours to build the tower.
Scaling the Heights
Burj Khalifa leads the way for all tall buildings in the world standing at 828 metres (2,716.5 ft) which is incredibly high!
World Class Concrete Mixtures
The project involved high-compressive strength concrete mixtures to achieve the record breaking height. Pours were strictly done at night and concrete was chilled prior to mixing, with part of the water being mixed with shards of ice.
A Journey Worth It!
Right from excavation to the moment the grand opening was televised on Jan 4th 2010, it took an unbelievably 6 years of toil and dedication.
The Plan
The planning of the structure was an intricate process and especially in the design phase. This combined with the effort of the architects, structural engineers and consultants all resulted in a perfect structure that awes the entire globe..
The Water Supply
The building’s water system supplies upto 946,000 litres of water a day. Putting into consideration the height of the tower, that may not be much. The water storage tanks are installed in the main mechanical plant located every 30 floors.
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Dalphine Wanjiru is an adept content author with over six years writing expertise. Presently she’s a content marketer at itickets.ae. I’m an avid traveller and while not writing, I enjoy exploring new activities and interesting destinations across the globe.