Question

Which of the following is the tallest building (828 m) of the world built by architect A drain Smith and has 160 floors with the world’s fastest elevators?
1. Hydropolis
2. Ski Dubai
3. Burj Khalifa
4. Palm Islands

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Burj Khalifa

The correct answer is Burj Khalifa.

• The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• It is the world's tallest artificial structure.

• The tower was inaugurated on January 4, 2010, to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the Accession Day of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum as the Ruler of Dubai.
• It has a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 feet, just over half a mile).
• Burj Khalifa was designed by Adrian Smith, of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, whose firm designed the Willis Tower and One World Trade Center.
• The tower became the world’s tallest man-made structure just 1,325 days after excavation work started in January 2004.
• Burj Khalifa features 1.85 million square feet of residential space and over 300,000 square feet of prime office space.
• Burj Khalifa utilised a record-breaking 330,000 cubic metres of concrete; 39,000 tonnes of steel reinforcement; 103,000 square metres of glass; and 15,500 square metres of embossed stainless steel.