The Burj Dubai, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Dubai.
The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, owings and merrill of Chicago,. In June 2010, Burj Khalifa was the recipient of the 2010 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa award.
The total cost for the project was about $1.5 billion; and for the entire "Downtown Dubai" development, US$20 billion. Yes, an insane amount of money, but you get what you pay for, and the burj Dubai is a simply awe inspiring piece of architecture
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