The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, dominates the Dubai skyline.MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP via Getty Images Standing at 2,716.5 feet, Dubai's Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. It's ...

No development in engineering better embodies the modern world than the skyscraper. Born out of a messy conflux of aesthetic, economic, and structural needs, skyscrapers are a dominant fixture of ...

January 4, 2010 (CHICAGO) The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is 160 stories high. The exact height-- 2,717 feet (828 meters)-- was revealed at the opening ceremonies on Monday. The Dubai building is more than ...

Long-time residents of the UAE might still recall the inauguration night of Burj Khalifa on January 4, 2010. Light, fire and water joined forces to help unveil the iconic 2,722-ft skyscraper as the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai loves breaking records. With its towering skyscrapers, ultra-luxurious hotels and outlandish opulence, this city on the Persian Gulf fueled by tourism and oil money ...

Architect Adrian Smith, who designed the building while at the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, attended the opening. Smith left SOM in 2006 to start his own firm, Adrian Smith+Gordon ...

Burj Khalifa in Dubai is world's tallest building, but which is second tallest building? Its located in..., name is... World’s Second Tallest Building: Dubai has ...

Although we don't recommend experiencing it the way Tom Cruise did in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," Burj Khalifa is a crucial item on any Dubai agenda. Rising 2,716.5 feet above the city ...

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We've come a long way since the world's first skyscraper, the ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, was built between 1884 and 1885. Since then, we've seen iconic buildings rise from ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – It will soon be possible to watch the sun rise over Dubai from the world's tallest building. The Burj Khalifa announced Thursday it is selling tickets on the United Arab ...

Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower: Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower, expected to be completed by August 2028, is set to become the world’s tallest building. Designed by renowned architects Adrian Smith and ...