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When I visited Dubai I, of course, visited many places, trendy hotels, beaches, upscale neighborhoods, but also the famous Burj Khalifa (Burj meaning tower in Arabic). I briefly mentioned in my article about Dubai , but I decided to dedicate an article.
First, for whom its not talking, Burj Khalifa is simply the tallest tower in the world. This tower is (obviously) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the district of DownTown Burj Khalifa. This area is truly spectacular, you can wander for hours. In addition to this round, you will find many hotels, including the famous The Address, Dubai Mall, the largest mall in the world, a maze of shops. You will also find the Burj Khalifa Lake with its impressive Dubai Fountain water show with real jets of the world's tallest water.
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So far this tower 828 meters high, with 160 storeys. It consists mainly of apartments, offices and also a luxury hotel.
For the record
For the story Burj Khalifa was originally not be called Burj Khalifa Burj Dubai but. In fact, the tower was renamed when it was inaugurated by the name of Sheikh Khalifa, Emir of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates. In a financial crisis, the Emirate of Dubai has been hampered in its tracks construction unbridled by a lack of money. Dubai does not have the financial means to complete his great project of Downtown Burj Khalifa. So the neighboring emirate of Abu Dhabi who came to the aid of Dubai to refinance up to 10 billion dollars a crazy project in Dubai. In return the tower been renamed Burj Khalifa.
Burj Khalifa
The visit of Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa tour, climb this tower is called "At The Top". This visit is of course not free. You will find the prices under "practical information", but it takes 25 euros per person. Once inside you patienterez Burj Khalifa, initially, in a sort of waiting room where you can admire a miniature of the tower. Once you come round, so you will have security gates and a souvenir photo further you progress through several corridors of the tower to happen ... at the end of the queue. There are tickets more expensive, not to stand in line, they will not will cost almost 80 euros. Let us therefore take our queue through several corridors, plunged into darkness with a timeline telling the story of the tower and you exposing his impressive numbers and records.
Finally your turn. You enter one of two elevators available to tourists. Large elevators, very design, also completely black with a small counter that tells you which floor you stand.
Finally your turn. You enter one of two elevators available to tourists. Large elevators, very design, also completely black with a small counter that tells you which floor you stand.
Note that on this tour you will ride at 124 th floor is 450 meters high.
The elevator starts, even if you can not see outside, we feel the lift to pick up speed to reach its maximum speed of 18 meters per second (world record). The indicator stages scrolls figures to a pretty impressive visit. Attention to ears, they get clogged very quickly and you will slightly hurt.
Once up, you arrive in a large room, fully glazed and offering exceptional views. You can also go out on a small terrace.Raise your head, you have a strange feeling seeing that it stays high, almost 400 meters. The height of the tower is really impressive. From this view you can almost see everything. Firstly, the roof of the Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa Lake, the city is its numerous towers (which you shall appear any less large suite), the distance you will see "The Wolrd" artificial islands in Dubai and then to horizon the palm jumeirah. Many "interactive twins" are available and tell you different places in the city you see, you can even see what they look like at night, thanks to the screens of these binoculars.
View-from-top-burj-khalifa
You will find at this stage, a souvenir shop and a stand for your photograph.
A new queue waiting before descending just as quickly, via the same elevator.
I advise you to visit Burj Khalifa the day, but to stay on the edge of it to admire the night tour. The lighting of the tower and the area is really gorgeous.
Burj Khalifa in figures
- 330,000 m3 of reinforced concrete
- 39,000 tons of steel beams
- 142,000 m2 of glass
- Over 24,000 fenètres
- 57 lifts
- The world's fastest elevator: second 18m / 40 km / hour
- 22 million hours of accumulated work
- Tallest tower in the world: 828 meters high
- 160 floors
- Highest panoramic terrace in the world: 452 meters
- The tower is (theoretically) visible 90 miles away.
- Tower costs 1.5 billion dollars
- For information you can book your tour of Burj Khalifa on the internet here.
Type ticketPrix :
| Adult Reservations Came immediate | € 25 € 80 |
| Children 4-12 years Reservations Came immediate | € 20 € 80 |
| Child -4 years Reservations Came immediate | Free Free |
My name is Ahmed, I'm 23 and I'm passionate about travel. I try to travel regularly while continuing my study. I created this blog to share my travels, my tips and my travel tips. Feel free to comment on my articles or contact me if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer you. Follow and join us in Fb : fb.com/traver24trip in Google+ : +AhmedKhalidi1 .
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