Burj Dubai
The Burj Dubai (برج دبي) is a skyscraper currently under construction located in the city of Dubai in the UAE, which, when completed, will be considered the building and the tallest structure ever built by humans, because exceed both brands. July 21 2007, as announced its promoter, Emaar Properties, the Dubai Tower broke the altitude record that held the Taipei 101 became the tallest building in the world (though still not having completed the works on CTBUH not recognize the mark). On January 17, 2009, apparently, the Burj Dubai has reached its maximum height -818 meters, "information that is confirmed by an article on the Internet. However, the promoter has not confirmed this event.
The official site of Burj Dubai confirms a height of 688 meters to 1 September.
The developer Emaar has confirmed a height of 780 meters, but at her official site still appears a height of 707 meters. SkyscraperCity
Forum (Unofficial translation), where information is constantly updated with photos, maps and drawings, confirms a height until 17 January, 818 meters, which means the structural top of the building.
The Burj Dubai has won the following titles, some of them 'official':
tallest building from the ground to the "needle": 818 meters (Taipei 101 - 509 meters). The building's height reaches 818 meters put in 205 plants.
Background
Its designer and creator was the Mexican-American architect Adrian D. Smith. At first, the Burj Dubai would have the name of "Grollo Tower" would measure 570 meters, enough to make it the tallest building in the world and would be placed in Australia. The shape of the skyscraper had nothing to do with the current design. Would take the form of a prism with a lighted tip.
Later, his height had increased to over 600 meters and the design began to appear taller. Once already located in the city of Dubai, its designer and creator had decided that the height of the skyscraper would exceed 700 feet.
was when the model was created is now known, based on the Arabic arches and the shape of a flower grown in the United Arab Emirates and India: Hymenocallis. It was suggested that measures up to 818 meters high. mid-2008 construction firm announced that the height would increase by 20%
mid 2006, some reports suggested that the skyscrapers could be 940 meters high and some months after an apparent design showed a height of about 1,311 meters. But all were false rumors.
structure design of Burj Dubai is based on the geometric shape of a flower, Hymenocallis six white petals cultivated in the region, whose harmonious structure inspired the project. But, ultimately, is involuted to reach into the three main petals as nodes that are defined as "wings" or side sections, whether part of the hotel, offices or homes.
These wings or frontal sections amount each at different heights and are making the building structure will be smaller. The position of the wings form a spiral staircase towards the left around the building and serves to counter strong winds and numerous sandstorms in Dubai.
The Burj Dubai has 6 levels where mechanical machinery is set to govern the building systems. 5 of these floors can be distinguished on the façade of the building because they are larger than other plants and have a design different glass. The sixth floor is mechanical on the lower floors of the building.
A mechanic from the last level of the Burj Dubai located over 500 feet high, ending the wings and there is only the "core" or "heart" of the building, which begins to shrink as you climb until it ends at a point that is the antenna, in this case.
The building, to the 586 meters is made of reinforced concrete. From floor 156 (586 meters) and beyond, the plants are made of steel, making them lighter.
The foundation of this building is the largest ever built, and you have a system of rods 1.5 meters in diameter at its base and more than 50 meters deep
Data
The geographical coordinates of this skyscraper are 25 ° 11'48 .34 "N, 55 ° 16'27 .66" E, and also located in the central part of the coast of Dubai. The Burj Dubai is also the avenue along Sheik Sayed Road (the main street of Dubai).
The new skyscraper was to be finalized towards the end of 2008 but because there was a delay in the facade, its opening will be delayed until June 2009. However, the tower began on 1 February 2005, has reached its structural top. The construction of the skyscraper is not due to reasons of lack of space. The city of Dubai has large tracts of desert to erect large buildings: the skyscraper, like other projects, aims to attract world attention on the city, since oil in that area is running out, and Dubai is betting that its economy thrives on tourism. That's the main reason why many of these complexes are being built in this city.
The Burj Dubai will be the center of a large commercial and residential complex, which will cost in total: 8 billion dollars, of which about $ 800 million correspond to the skyscraper.
The complex, called 'Downtown Burj Dubai' includes the largest mall in the world, the Dubai Mall, an artificial lake of about 12 hectares with the longest source of the world, the Burj Dubai Lake Hotel & Serviced Apartments the Burj Dubai Mall Hotel and about 19 residential towers.
The monumental skyscraper will house a hotel (first 39 floors), 700 private luxury apartments (floors of the 45 to 108), a viewpoint (plant 123), an observatory (plant 124) and offices (other plants to Plant 156).
The Burj Dubai is part of the mega projects in Dubai, where are the Palm Islands, Dubailand among others.
addition to also surpass Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan which stands at the 508 meters, the Burj Dubai will also be considerably higher than the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. It also exceeds the highest radio antenna ever built. Surpass the Warsaw radio tower, antenna collapsed in 1991 which is the tallest structure ever built. Also exceed the KVLY-TV antenna that is located in the United States and is currently the highest antenna with 628 meters high.
However, the eventual reign of Burj Dubai as the tallest structure could be ephemeral, if a project is realized for the construction of a solar tower in Buronga, New South Wales, Australia. The tower would have an estimated height of about 1 kilometer.
addition, the Al Burj skyscraper, which is also located in the city of Dubai, has been approved. It could measure the 1,050 feet high according to official sources. Two other skyscrapers approved exceed the mile high: the tower of Mubarak al-Kabeer with 1,001 meters, in Kuwait and other skyscrapers tower Murjan of 1,022 meters in Manama, Bahrain.
Marks
The Burj Dubai has become the largest skyscraper made by man. The brands that have broken the Burj Dubai are:
tallest building to the roof, mark set by the Taipei 101, 448 meters.
tallest building until the structural top, mark set by the Taipei 101, 508 meters.
tallest building until the last occupied floor, mark set by the Taipei 101, 443 meters.
tallest building antennas, mark set by the Sears Tower, 527 meters.
tallest building without a façade (at construction time), mark set by the Ryugyong Hotel, 330 meters. Structure
highest sustained without cables, mark set by the CN Tower, 553 meters.
highest current structure, established brand by KVLY-TV antenna, 628 meters.
tallest structure built by man, mark set by the Warsaw radio tower, 646 meters.
The shadow cast by the world's longest building with a length of 1467 meters mark set by the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai with a length of 717.1 meters.
Current Progress
The Burj Dubai reached its maximum height on January 17, 2009. This is 818 meters from ground level to the tip of the antenna. Has 205 flats in its highest point is at 768 meters. From there, the antenna goes up to an altitude of 818 meters. The facade is already on the ninth level of steel. Also the facade of mechanical floors (the only section without a facade of the building) is already underway on the fifth and last floor mechanic.
These are the record-high Burj Dubai has broken.
in July 2007 exceeded the height of Taipei 101 building (508 meters), making it the tallest building in the world. However, this award will not officially end until the Burj Dubai complete its construction, scheduled for 2009.
In September 2007, the Burj Dubai surpassed the total height of the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, which measured 553 meters and was the tallest structure sustained without cables, record that remained in force for 31 years, since its completion in 1976.
On March 26, 2008, the Burj Dubai became the tallest structure there, surpassing the KVLY-TV Antenna, measuring 628.8 meters.
From the May 19, 2008, the Burj Dubai is the tallest structure built by man, as it exceeded the Warsaw radio tower, radio antenna destroyed 646 meters in 1991, while Emaar, the developer no officially declared it.
January 17, Burj Dubai reached its structural top, touching the 818 meters.
also surpassed the mark of the concrete structure of the world's highest was 447 meters high, marks that belonged before precisely to the CN Tower.
Work on the interiors of Burj Dubai are now also operating with the goal to be completed before coming to the building's official opening in September 2009.
Facts
. The Burj Dubai will plant 124 an observation which is 442 meters high.
. The amount of glass panels to be incorporated in the Burj Dubai, Upholstered achieved until about 17 football fields and about 25 football stadiums.
. The amount of electricity that could be used is equivalent to having fired some 360,000 bulbs of 100 watts at the same time.
. The Burj Dubai will need about 946,000 liters of water daily for water supply system.
. The panoramic elevators will have the Burj Dubai will move to 10 meters per second, ie 36 km / hour.
. Elevators Interior to be the Burj Dubai will move to 18 meters per second, almost 65 km / hour.
. The light of the antenna of Burj Dubai will be visible to 95 miles.
. The Burj Dubai is the first structure that makes the man who breaks the barrier of 700 and 800 meters.
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