The five tallest skyscrapers in the world

Burj Khalifa - Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower), Dubai, UAE - is the highest skyscraper in the world - its height is 828 meters, the number of floors - 162 (of which 160 are residential). The area of internal premises exceeds 340 thousand square kilometers. The construction of the Burj Khalifa lasted from 2004 to 2010 and was carried out at a speed of 2 floors per week. Initially, the tower was supposed to be called Burj Dubai, but during the opening of the tower on January 4, 2010, the ruler of the emirate of Dubai announced that this skyscraper will bear the name of the current President of the UAE Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahaya.