Tallest building

The tallest building is the Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower) which measures 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in) tall, was developed by Emaar Properties and officially opened in Dubai, UAE, on 4 January 2010.

(architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP)
Total built-up area: 5,766,388 sq.ft.
Total usable area: 4,233,488 sq,ft.
Burj Khalifa (Arabic: ÈÑÌ ÎáíÝÉý “Khalifa Tower”), known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in). Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010,and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Dubai at the ‘First Interchange’ along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai’s main business district.