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Burj Khalifa

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Burj Khalifa

The tallest building in the world since 2010/Towers & Skyscrapers

Standing at 828 meters in Dubai, UAE, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest structure and building ever constructed. It has 163 floors, 57 elevators, and took approximately 22 million person-hours to build.

Measurements

Height828 m
828 trillionGamma ray wavelengths
9,303Crayons
Total mass500 million kg
50 septillionMimivirus particles
62,500Yachts
2,451Statue of Liberty weights
Elevator speed10 m/s
869,565Bamboo growths
2.9 hundredthsSpeeds of sound
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