Burj Dubai

Burj Dubai (Arabic: برج دبي‎ "Dubai Tower") is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 818 m (2,684 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the building officially opened on 4 January 2010.

Current records

* Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 818 m (2,684 ft) (previously Taipei 101 - 509.2 m (1,671 ft))
* Tallest structure ever built: 818 m (2,684 ft) (previously Warsaw radio mast – 646.38 m (2,121 ft))
* Tallest structure: 818 m (2,684 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast – 628.8 m (2,063 ft))
* Tallest freestanding structure: 818 m (2,684 ft) (previously CN Tower – 553.3 m (1,815 ft))
* Building with most floors: 160 (previously both 1 & 2 World Trade Center – 110)[23][3]
* World's highest elevator installation[24]
* Worlds fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s)[24] (previously Taipei 101 – 16.83 m/s)
* Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 605 m (1,985 ft) (previously Taipei 101 – 449.2 m (1,474 ft))
* Highest vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 605 m (1,985 ft)[25]
* The first world's tallest structure in history to include residential space[2]
* Highest outdoor observation deck in the world[26]
* Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
* Tallest service elevator in the world
* World's highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade, at a height of 512 m (1,680 ft)[12]