
Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed in 2010.
828 mHeightBuilt around us
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Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed in 2010.
828 mHeight
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice structure in Paris, France, and a famous global landmark.
330 mHeightBurj Khalifa is about 2.51 times as tall as Eiffel Tower.
Architectural height to the top of the spire, 828 m. It is useful to compare consistently stated heights, since roof, antenna and occupied-floor heights differ.
Guinness World Records — Burj Khalifa
The marked height is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
The Eiffel Tower is a landmark tower in Paris. This record measures its full 330 m height to the top of the antenna installed in 2022, rather than a roof or occupied-floor height.
Eiffel Tower — 330 metre antenna height
The marked height is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Height · specified
Architectural height to the top of the spire, 828 m. It is useful to compare consistently stated heights, since roof, antenna and occupied-floor heights differ.
Height · specified
The Eiffel Tower is a landmark tower in Paris. This record measures its full 330 m height to the top of the antenna installed in 2022, rather than a roof or occupied-floor height.
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
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