World’s Tallest Tower – Burj Dubai to Transmute the Record Books

Once the tallest building of the globe, Burj Dubai, is inaugurated on 4th January 2010, the record books will brace themselves to receive an inundation of new fangled entries. The tower will be inaugurated by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and the Ruler of Dubai.

While Burj Dubai will be defined by its towering beauty for many spectators on the globe, on the other hand, the left out will marvel at the cheek of its engineers. Some more may also relish the magnificent views from the observation deck on the 124th floor called ‘At the Top, Burj Dubai’.

The compilers of the record books will be flabbergasted by the statistics which engrave the deepest impression.

Standing at the height of 800 meters the tower is the proud possessor of 160 floors in all.

Essential Numbers:

· 95 kilometers is the distance up to which the spire of the Burj Dubai can be seen

· 124th Floor is the highest and the sole deck of the world accessible for the public with an outdoor terrace.

· 160 luxury rooms and suites

· 605 meters is the height to which concrete was pumped in the construction giving it the world record for pumping concrete

· 504 meters is the highest distance traveled by the tower’s main service elevator

· 49 office floors

· 57 elevators

· 1044 residential apartments

· 3000 is the capacity of the underground parking space

· 5500 kilograms is the capacity of the service lift of tower

· 31400 metric tones of steel used in the structure

· 28261 glass cladding panels make up the exterior and the two annexes of the tower

· 900 feet if the length of the tallest performing fountain of the world called The Dubai Fountain

· 19 hectares of luxuriant green landscapes

· 12000 workers during the peak construction

The 169 floor structure is the only structure passing through a different climatic zone. The temperature at the top of the tower is up to 10°C cooler that that at the bottom.