Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Fun Fact!



Happy Anniversary to the Burj Khalifa skyscraper!

·         The tallest structure in the world opened on January 4, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
·         It’s held the world record since 2009 and stands 2,722 ft tall. That’s just over a 1/2 mile tall!
·         Construction took 6 years
·         Estimated total cost for the project was $1.5 billion
·         The building contains
o   57 elevators, 8 escalators and 2,909 stairs from the ground floor to the 160th floor
o   24,348 windows
o   3,331,100 square feet

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