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Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building has officially been launched in an elaborate opening ceremony yesterday. Its height was announced as 828 meters.

Known during construction as Burj Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad renamed the building Burj Khalifa, in honour of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan.
The construction of the tower, which began in 2004, “cost $1,5-billion,” Emaar chairman Mohammed Alabbar said.
Burj Khalifa has more than 200 floors, only 160 of which will be inhabited, while the remaining floors are for services.
It has a total built-up area of 5,67 million square feet, including 1,85 million square feet of residential space and more than 300 000 square feet of prime office space, Emaar said.
This amounts to 1 044 apartments and 49 floors of office space, served by 57 lifts. It also has a hotel carrying the Georgio Armani logo.

I received this set of photo’s via e-mail, and found it phenomenal to realize -yet again – the power of the human mind and the creativity thereof. These photographs resemble something which I may have dreamed of as a child – something which was so far fetched, that I could only imagine it to be part of a fairytale. I have such an appreciation for people who are not afraid to remember, and then live these dreams. Bravo for the Mexican Architect, Javier Senosiain.