Burj, an Arabic word that means "tower," was named after Sheikh Khalifa, president of the United Arab Emirates. It took six years and $1.5 billion to build, opening five years ago.

The Burj Khalifa has a record-breaking 163 floors, according to Guinness World Records. It takes 2,909 stairs to get to level 160, and ladders are used for the last three floors, as described in a ...

The Burj Khalifa stands at an astonishing height of 828 meters (2,716.5 feet), dominating the Dubai skyline. It is three times taller than the Eiffel Tower and nearly twice the height of the ...

Dubai’s Burj Khalifa elevators can reach 124th floor in just…, Is this the fastest lift in the world? Know here The Burj Khalifa stands at an astonishing height of 828 meters (2,716.5 feet ...

During a recent trip to Dubai, I visited the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. At 2,716.5 feet, the building offered gorgeous 360-degree views over the entire emirate.

At 828 meters tall, or 2,716.5 feet, the Burj Khalifa is twice the height of the Empire State Building. It far exceeds the scale of anything that's been built on Earth, Al wrote.