<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Burj Khalifa </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> برج خليفة </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Wikimedia © OpenStreetMap </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Former names </Th> <Td> Burj Dubai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Record height </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Tallest in the world since 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Taipei 101 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> General information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Complete </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Mixed - use </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architectural style </Th> <Td> Neo-futurism </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Dubai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Address </Th> <Td> 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 25 ° 11 ′ 49.7" N 55 ° 16 ′ 26.8" E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.197139 ° N 55.274111 ° E ﻿ / 25.197139; 55.274111 Coordinates: 25 ° 11 ′ 49.7" N 55 ° 16 ′ 26.8" E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.197139 ° N 55.274111 ° E ﻿ / 25.197139; 55.274111 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Named for </Th> <Td> Sheikh Khalifa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction started </Th> <Td> 6 January 2004 (2004 - 01 - 06) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Topped - out </Th> <Td> 17 January 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Completed </Th> <Td> 1 October 2009 (2009 - 10 - 01) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opened </Th> <Td> 4 January 2010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cost </Th> <Td> US $1.5 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner </Th> <Td> Emaar Properties </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Height </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architectural </Th> <Td> 828 m (2,717 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tip </Th> <Td> 829.8 m (2,722 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Top floor </Th> <Td> 584.5 m (1,918 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Observatory </Th> <Td> 555.7 m (1,823 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Technical details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Structural system </Th> <Td> Reinforced concrete, steel, and aluminium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Floor count </Th> <Td> 154 + 9 maintenance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Floor area </Th> <Td> 309,473 m (3,331,100 sq ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lifts / elevators </Th> <Td> 57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Design and construction </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> Adrian Smith </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architecture firm </Th> <Td> Skidmore, Owings & Merrill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Structural engineer </Th> <Td> Bill Baker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Main contractor </Th> <Td> Samsung C&T </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Other information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parking </Th> <Td> 2 subterranean levels </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.burjkhalifa.ae </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> References </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Burj Khalifa </Th> </Tr>

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