The Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai on Monday, taking the throne as the tallest building in the world. The Burj Khalifa stretches 2,717 feet (828 meters) into the sky. At more than 160 stories high, a perch at the top allows a viewer to see 60 miles into the distance.
Fireworks and parachute jumps marked the opening celebration. The Burj Khalifa cost $1.5 billion and took five years to build. The elevators move at speeds up to 40 miles per hour.
Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, previously held the record for tallest building. It is 1,671 feet high.
Why would people pay 1.5 billion $ for a building????
People are weird.
this is in dubai man people will pay LOTS of money for just about anything
Haha take that Taiwan
I’m the first guy to comment on all of the latest news. Cool! That building would be a dream for me to stay in for even one night!
Dude!! that thing iz huge!!!
40 mph?….. I get first ride to the top!!! 🙂
Dubai is obsessed with huge buildings
Reaching for the skies
Ya know… You would pay THAT much to make a skyscraper (basicaly)… Spend on something EVERYONE can use.
its 3x the empire state building
ths is good and all except the country is dead broke
I heard it sways 4 feet when it’s windy! :0
That building is ridiculously outrageously tall. There is no doubt that that thing will most likely tilt and fall in about the next 5 years. Houseing is probaly really cheap because nobody would want to live that high!
not long be4 king kong shows up