Dubai is the new home to the tallest building in the world. Burj Khalifa is the name of the newest building in Dubai. Even though the economy is down the buildings are going up into the sky. The new building Burj is 2 x the size of the Empire State Building which is in New York City. Burj Khalifa is the work of the grand old Chicago architectural firm of Skidmore Owings and Merrill. This building is 165 stories. Standing 2,717 ft above the ground. The previous building that held that status was the Taipei 101 Tower which is only 101 stories. Standing 1,670 ft tall. Burj is not just the new tallest building in the world but has set new benchmarks and has set new definitions to the word skyscraper. It has broken seven world records: 1. The tallest Building in the World. 2. Tallest free-standing structure in the world. 3. Highest number of stories of any structure. 4. Highest occupied floor in the world. 5. Highest outdoor observation deck. 6. Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world. 7. Tallest service elevator in the world. The design of the building is similar to that of the Sears Tower now the Willis Tower. As the base is much wider than the top and it gradually gets skinnier and skinnier. Due to the massive height of Burj on a windy day the building can sway from 6-8 feet.
Some say that eventually there will be a building over a mile high. Its crazy to think about but buildings with this kind of height is not that far away.
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