Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة, "Khalifa Tower", pronounced English /ˈbɜrdʒ kəˈliːfə/), known as Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest man-made structure in the world, standing at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). <br /> <br />Records: <br />Tallest existing structure: 829.8 m (2,722 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast – 628.8 m or 2,063 ft) <br />Tallest structure ever built: 829.8 m (2,722 ft) (previously Warsaw radio mast – 646.38 m or 2,121 ft) <br />Tallest freestanding structure: 829.8 m (2,722 ft) (previously CN Tower – 553.3 m or 1,815 ft) <br />Tallest skyscraper (to top of spire): 829.8 m (2,722 ft) (previously Taipei 101 – 509.2 m or 1,671 ft) <br />Tallest skyscraper to top of antenna: 829.8 m (2,722 ft) (previously the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower – 527.3 m or 1,730 ft) <br />Building with most floors: 163 (previously World Trade Center – 110) <br />Building with world's highest occupied floor: 584.5 m (1,918 ft) <br />World's highest elevator installation (situated inside a rod at the very top of the building) <br />World's longest travel distance elevators: 504m (1,654 ft) <br />Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft) <br />World's tallest structure that includes residential space <br />World's highest observation deck: 148th floor at 555 m (1,821 ft) <br />World's highest outdoor observation deck: 124th floor at 452 m (1,483 ft) <br />World's highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade: 512 m (1,680 ft) <br />World's highest nightclub: 144th floor <br />World's highest restaurant (At.mosphere): 122nd floor at 442 m (1,450 ft) (previously 360, at a height of 350 m (1,148 ft) in CN Tower) <br />World's highest New Year display of fireworks. <br />World's second highest swimming pool: 76th floor (world's highest swimming pool is located on 118th floor of Ritz-Carlton Hotel at International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong).
