Yes, the day is finally here. Burj Dubai – The Tallest man made structure ever built in the history is celebrating its opening on 4th Jan 2010. Here are some quick facts about Dubai’s iconic Burj Dubai.
- Height: 818 m / 2,684 ft (estimated but till now the building height is kept secret by Emaar). The air temperature is below 8 degrees compare to normal ground temperature
- Cost: US$ 1.5 Billion Dollars (AED 4.1 billion)
- Developer: Emaar Properties
- Designed by : Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago
- Constructed by : South Korea’s Samsung Corporation
- Number of Residential Apartments: 1,044
- Number of Floors: 160 ( previous was World Trade Center with 110 Floors)
- Number of residents to be occupied: Approx: 12,000
- Building Construction Start Date: 21 September 2004 concluding another fact that construction 2m/sec
- Approximate 2 Billion people will see the historic event for the opening of Burj Dubai
- Burj Dubai metro station will be opened on 4th Jan 09 as well with capacity of carrying approx: 11,000 passengers per hour
- Burj Dubai’s designer Adrian Smith drew his inspiration from the Hymenocallis flower
- Burj Dubai’s water system will supply an average of approx 946,000 liters per day
- The Burj Dubai’s observatory Elevators(double deck cabs) have a capacity for 21 persons on each deck having world’s longest travel distance from lowest to highest stop. Elevators will travel at 10 m/sec.
- Burj Dubai can be seen by the distance of almost 65 miles away from the spot
- Burj Dubai will have approx 200 meters of dancing fountains next to its entrance
- The tower will house one of the first Armani hotels
Saying above if you are living in Dubai then you should not miss this opening, below are the details that can be considered if you want to enjoy the glimpse from near
Burj Dubai Inauguration
- Venue:Â Downtown Burj Dubai
- Date:Â 04. 01. 2010
- Time: Event activities start from 5:00 pm
- Click to download – location map and parking
- Visit Website for more info: www.burjdubai.com