Burj Khalifa

skyscraper · Dubai · record-breaking · engineering

Incredibly tall structure. The Burj Khalifa reaches 829.8 meters high, which is taller than 16 football fields stacked on top of each other. It has held the title of world's tallest building since 2009.

Located in Dubai. This megamall skyscraper stands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a city in the Middle East known for pushing the limits of construction and design.

Designed by experts. The famous architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, or SOM, created the amazing design that makes the Burj Khalifa so impressive and stable.

Beat the previous champion. Before the Burj Khalifa was completed, Taipei 101 in Taiwan held the record as the world's tallest building for five years.