Burj Khalifa, also known as Burj Dubai or Dubai Tower, is currently the tallest structure ever built (at 828 m). The skyscraper from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is called Burj Khalifa, after Khalifa Bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates. The construction started on September 2004, with the exterior of the structure, was completed on October 1st, 2009. The official opening of the building was held on 4th of 4 January 2010, the building being part of a 2 square km flagship development called Downtown Burj Khalifa, located near Dubai's main business district.Dubai has been a showplace for innovative buildings, and the Burj Khalifa shatters world records for building height. The skyscraper is much taller than Taiwan's Taipei 101, which rises 508 meters. During a time of economic slowdown, this building has become an icon for wealth and progress in Dubai, the total cost for the project being about 1.5 billion US dollars.
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