Dubai, Burj Khalifa a wonderful man made marvel with great engineering skill

World’s tallest building, a living wonder, stunning work of art, incomparable feat of engineering : Burj Khalifa is all that and more. It depicts Dubai’s growing role in a changing world. In less than 30 years, Dubai has transformed from just another regional center to a global one. Burj Khalifa is designed by the global leader in creating ultra-tall structures, the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP with Adrian Smith FAIA, RIBA, consulting design partner. Owned by Emaar Properties, it is named after UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa and was inaugurated in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Concrete weighing more than 110,000 tonnes has been used to construct the concrete and steel foundation, which features 192 piles buried more than 50 m deep. The complete construction has taken 22 million man-hours.