UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. DUBAI. THE "BURJ KHALIFA" OPENED ON 4/01/10 IN HONOR OF THE EMIR OF ABOU DABI, THE CHEIKH KHALIFA BEN ZAYED AL NAHYANE, PRESIDEN

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. DUBAI. THE "BURJ KHALIFA" OPENED ON 4/01/10 IN HONOR OF THE EMIR OF ABOU DABI, THE CHEIKH KHALIFA BEN ZAYED AL NAHYANE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARAB SCRAPER MEASURES 828 METERS HIGH (160 FLOORS)CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2005. ENGINEERS SKIDMORE, OWINGS AND MERRILL OF CHICAGO DIRECTED THE SITE. THE TOWER BELONGS TO A CONSORTIUM LED BY SAMSUNG, BUT IT IS MANAGED BY EMAAR. IT HOUSES THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE LARGEST COMPANIES IN DUBAI, BUT ALSO HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, SHOPS AND LEISURE CENTERS, LIKE A SMALL CITY CONCENTRATED IN A SINGLE BUILDING

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