Burj Khalifa - The Beauty of Dubai
People around the world have always been enthralled to see
architectural brilliance. As times have gone by architectural
development have gone up leaps and bounce. So looking at a glance
for the architectural brilliance round the world Burj Khalifa would
surely come in your mind. Burj Khalifa is considered to be the
tallest building in the world. Out of various outstanding buildings in the world Burj Khalifa stands over the rest. It is the
tallest man-made building now.
The skyscraper is situated in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prior to
its inauguration it was known as Burj Dubai, but later it was
changed to Burj Khalifa. At the time of planning of the construction
it was decided that the skyscraper would be 90 stored tall. When the
planning procedure was being presented to His Highness, a simple
question was being asked, “Why stop here”? Thus the planning
procedures were being re drawn and now the building stands proud at
828 m, approximately 1217 feet. The building has an observation
point on the 124th floor that is open for the public for a period of
30minutes interval. The observation point provides an eye catching
view of the coast and the island present there. It is being observed
that on a clear and a sunny day, Abu Dhabi and even Iran is visible.
If that is the case, it is surely an architectural genius and it is
an asset we should all be proud of.
The design was being inspired by the desert plant Hymenocallis, the
skyscraper stands tall having 160 floors which are habitable and
also consisting of 46 additional floors which are strictly used for
the maintenance purpose. It is an ideal holiday destination you
could look for. If you are looking for supreme luxury and an out of
this world experience Burj Khalifa is the place to be. Burj Khalifa
consisting of 146floors consists of hotel suites, malls, apartments,
corporate offices, restaurants, and an observation deck.
Out of all one noticeable feature would be its $220m fountain that is
situated jus in front of the skyscraper. The fountain just outside is
also a place to look for. It consists of 6,600 lights accompanied by 50
color projectors and the water from the fountain reaches an enormous
height of 250m.
This is not all, it consist of a park named Burj Khalifa Park. The park
spreads over a region of 27 acres. It is also a luxurious park having
pools and water jets apart from beautiful gardens and walk-way. The
rooms consist of all the facilities you always dreamt about. The rooms
are highly luxurious and you would surely have an experience that would
be there for the rest of your life.
Burj Khalifa was inaugurated at the time when the world was undergoing a
financial crisis. Burj Khalifa is a symbol how the world has come out of
the challenges of economic crisis and it is surely considered a symbol
success. So Burj Khalifa is not only a structure which is an asset of
the Arab region but also for the world.
