Apart from being the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa also holds the title of the tallest free-standing ...

From the very start of the work at the structure’s site to its official opening, it took six years to build the Burj Khalifa. Excavation for the building’s foundation began in January 2004.

Once upon a time (not so long ago), the Burj Khalifa was just concrete under construction - a very different sight from today ...

Dubai’s massive skyscraper measures in at over 2,716 feet tall — nearly 1,000 feet taller than Manhattan’s Freedom Tower, ...

Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar, said of the exciting competition: “At Emaar, we believe that talent knows no boundaries. Burj Khalifa stands not only as a symbol of human achievement but also as a ...

But with the green light given for the building’s more ambitious proposal, additional work to the foundations ... shorter than the 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa, less than two miles away.