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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

Scale illustration of Burj Khalifa, showing the recorded height.
Recorded height: 828 m.

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Burj Khalifa vs Eiffel Tower: height comparison

Burj Khalifa is about 2.51 times as tall as the Eiffel Tower.

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Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed in 2010.

828 mHeight
0 - shared origin
Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice structure in Paris, France, and a famous global landmark.

330 mHeight
0 - shared origin

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Burj Khalifa

Height: 828 m; 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.

Guinness World Records — Burj Khalifa

The marked height is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Eiffel Tower

Height: 330 m; 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.

Eiffel Tower — 330 metre antenna height

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Why we use 828 m

We compare the height of Burj Khalifa. This value follows a stated specification; check its scope in the notes.

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.

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