Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed in 2010.
Also known as: burj
How big is it?
828 m tall
Also 2,717 ft
Height · specified
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About 2.51 times the height of Eiffel Tower.
Eiffel Tower: The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice structure in Paris, France, and a famous global landmark.
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Burj Khalifa
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.
Eiffel Tower
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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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.
The marked vertical span follows the named feature; transparent margins and unmeasured details do not alter it. How calibrated comparisons work →
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Burj Khalifa dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 828 m | Not recorded | specified |
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- Guinness World Records — Burj Khalifa828 m architectural height. Other buildings use their stated measurement convention.
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