Present to your attention tallest building in the world. Maybe you think this is the Ostankino Tower? No, it is the tallest building in Europe, as described in.
But the tallest building in the world is skyscraper in dubai, whose height is 828 meters. Just imagine, a little more - and in front of you is a kilometer-long structure!
It is important to emphasize that this is not just some kind of engineering design. The Dubai Tower is a complete building with 163 floors. Here is the building itself:
The full name of the tallest building in the world is Burj Khalifa, which translates from Arabic as "Khalifa Tower". The opening took place in 2010, despite the fact that construction began in 2004. This is how the future monster looked at the initial stage:
At first, the grand opening was planned for September 2009, but the developer ran out of money in the account, so the event was postponed to January 2010.
Since 2008, the Dubai Tower has officially grown to such a size that it has become considered the tallest building ever existing in the world.
Prior to this, the palm belonged to the famous Warsaw radio mast. But she fell in 1991. Although even if it existed until today, it would still not be comparable to the Khalifa Tower, since its height was “only” 646 meters.
By the way, the cost of the project itself is indicated by a tidy sum of about 1.5 billion dollars. The architectural development of the project was carried out by an American architect who already had experience in the construction of such structures.
No wonder that the tallest building in the world had the idea of a "city within a city". After all, the internal area is 344,000 m². By the way, during the construction of the Dubai Tower or, as it was then called - "Burj Dubai", the planned height was not disclosed.
However, the developer has officially stated that it will be a building in the world. This was done so that in the event of information about the construction of a taller building, the designers could redo the entire project so that the record belongs to them. Ambition, my friend!
Helicopter photo An interesting fact is that the mass of the structure in an empty state is 500 thousand tons.
Given the versatility of this giant, the skyscraper has 3 entrances: to the hotel, apartments and offices.
Destinations of the tallest building in the world
Floors 1 to 39 are occupied by the Armani Hotel and various office spaces. This is considered the most "simple" location option.
Floors 44 to 108 are equipped for "ordinary" apartments. So I came home from work, went up to the 105th floor and, as if nothing had happened, went to the kitchen to eat. But there are clouds outside the window!
By the way, an interesting fact: the entire hundredth floor belongs to an Indian named B. R. Shetty.
Here it can be added that the highest observation deck in the world located at an altitude of 555 meters. It is located in the same building on the 148th floor.
An artificial tower rises above the main building, complementing the magnificent view of the building.
For the Dubai Tower, a special concrete was developed that can withstand temperatures of +50 °C. Inside, there are 57 elevators that can reach speeds of up to 10 meters per second. This is official information, since there is an opinion that elevators are installed here, moving at a speed of almost 18 m / s.
Despite the fact that the Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, it practically does not heat up. This is due to special glasses that reflect the sun's rays.
By the way, it takes three months to clean the outside of the building, and they do it every day. In principle, this is not surprising, because the area of the outer surface of the skyscraper is equal to 17 football fields. And washing, after all, is on top.
The air inside is constantly cooled and ... flavored. Yes, yes, what can you do for your own comfort! Moreover, the fragrance was created specifically for the Khalifa Tower. Air is supplied through special grilles in the floor.
Interesting facts about the tallest building in the world
- Construction started in 2004 and moved at a speed of 1-2 floors per week.
- The number of workers who took part in the daily work on the construction of the building was 12,000 people.
- Most of the workers were from South Asia and lived in appalling conditions. They were paid very little and their wages were delayed. In connection with mass violations, there were many injuries and often fatal. This information is from a BBC investigation. Only one death has been officially reported.
- The material used is 60,000 tons of steel reinforcement and 320,000 m³ of concrete.
- Concrete structures ended on the 160th floor, the remaining 180 meters of the tallest structure were made exclusively of metal structures.
- The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is not fixed in the rocky ground, as is done in New York counterparts.
Records for the tallest building in the world
- In the entire history of the world known to us, there was no higher ground structure than 828m Dubai Tower.
- We have already mentioned the interesting fact that the building is not fixed in the rocky ground. The record is that it is the tallest structure that is considered free-standing.
- The record for the number of floors is 163. The previous record is far behind - only 110 floors.
- We have already talked about the highest observation deck - this is also a world record.
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Human nature cannot be changed, people have always tried to surpass their own achievements and set new records in absolutely any field of their activity.
So in architecture, in an attempt to conquer the limits of height, people erect the tallest buildings in the world. With the development of technology, the invention of modern composite materials and the creation of fundamentally new building designs, only in the last 25 years has it become possible to build the highest buildings on the planet, the sight of which is simply breathtaking!
In this rating, we will talk about the 15 tallest buildings in the world that you should definitely see.
15. International Financial Center - Hong Kong. Height 415 meters
The Hong Kong International Financial Center was completed in 2003. The building is completely commercial, there are no hotels and residential apartments, but only offices of various companies.
The 88-story skyscraper is the sixth tallest building in China and is one of the few buildings with double-deck elevators.
14. Jin Mao Tower - China, Shanghai. Height 421 meters
The official opening ceremony of the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai took place in 1999, the construction cost was more than 550 million dollars. Most of the premises of the building are office buildings, there are also shopping centers, restaurants, nightclubs and an observation deck that offers a gorgeous view of Shanghai.
More than 30 floors of the building are rented by the largest Grand Hyatt hotel, and the prices here are quite affordable for tourists with an average income, a room can be rented for $ 200 per night.
13. Trump International Hotel and Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 423 meters
The Trump Tower was completed in 2009 at a cost of $847 million to the owner. The building has 92 floors, of which boutiques and various shops are occupied from the 3rd to the 12th floor, a chic spa is located on the 14th floor, and an elite Sixteen restaurant is located on the 16th floor. From the 17th to the 21st floors, the hotel occupies, above there are penthouses and private residential apartments.
12. Guangzhou International Financial Center – China, Guangzhou. Height - 437 meters
This tallest skyscraper was built in 2010 and has 103 floors, it is the western part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers complex. The construction of the eastern skyscraper should be completed in 2016.
The building cost $280 million to build, and most of the building is occupied by office space, up to the 70th floor. From the 70th to the 98th floor, the five-star Four Seasons Hotel is occupied, and cafes, restaurants and an observation deck are located on the upper floors. There is a helipad on the 103rd floor.
11. KK 100 - Shenzhen, China. Height 442 meters.
Skyscraper KK 100, also known as Kingki 100, was erected in 2011 and is located in the city of Shenzhen. This multifunctional building was built in the style of modernism and most of the premises in it are for office purposes.
The 23 floors of this one of the tallest buildings in the world is occupied by a six-star premium business hotel "St. Regis Hotel, there are also several chic restaurants, a beautiful garden and Asia's first built IMAX cinema.
10. Willis - Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 443 meters
The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, rises to a height of 443 meters and is the only building in this ranking built before 1998. Construction of the skyscraper began in 1970 and was fully completed in 1973. The cost of the project was over $150 million at the prices of the time.
After the completion of construction, the Willis Tower firmly took the status of the tallest building in the world for as much as 25 years. At the moment, in the list of tallest buildings, the skyscraper is on the 10th line of the list.
9. Zifeng Tower - Nanjing, China. Height 450 meters
The construction of the 89-story skyscraper began in 2005 and was completed in 2009. This building is multifunctional, it contains office space, restaurants, cafes and a hotel. There is an observation deck on the top floor. Also, 54 cargo lifts and passenger lifts were built in Zifeng Tower.
8. Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Height 451.9 meters
From 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Twin Towers were considered the tallest buildings in the world. The construction of the towers was financed by the Petronas oil company, and the project cost was more than $800 million. Now the premises of buildings are rented by many large corporations - Reuters, Microsoft Corporation, Aveva and others. There are also elite shopping establishments, an art gallery, an aquarium and a science center.
The design of the building itself is unique; there are no more skyscrapers in the world built using the technology of the Petronas towers. Most high-rise buildings are made of steel and glass, but for Malaysia, the cost of high-quality steel was very high and engineers had to find another way to solve the problem.
As a result, high-tech and elastic concrete was developed, from which the towers were built. Specialists carefully monitored the quality of the material and once, during planned measurements, they discovered the slightest error in the quality of concrete. The builders had to completely dismantle one floor of the building and build it on a new one.
7. International Commerce Center, Hong Kong. Height 484 meters
This 118-storey skyscraper rises to 484 meters. After 8 years of construction, the building was completed in 2010 and is currently the tallest building in Hong Kong and the fourth tallest building in China.
The top floors of the skyscraper are occupied by the five-star Ritz-Carlton Hotel, located at an altitude of 425 meters, which makes it the tallest hotel on the planet. The building also features the world's tallest swimming pool, located on the 118th floor.
6. Shanghai World Financial Center. Height 492 meters
Built for $1.2 billion, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a multifunctional skyscraper that houses office space, a museum, a hotel, and a multi-storey car park. The construction of the center was completed in 2008, and at that time the building was considered the second tallest building in the world.
The skyscraper has been tested for seismic resistance and is able to withstand tremors up to 7 points on the Richter scale. Also in the building is the highest observation deck in the world, located at a height of 472 meters above the ground.
5. Taipei 101 - Taipei, Taiwan Height 509.2 meters
Official operation of the Taipei 101 skyscraper began on December 31, 2003, and this building is the most stable and unaffected by natural disasters structure ever created by man. The tower is able to withstand wind gusts up to 60 m/s (216 km/h) and the strongest earthquakes that occur in this region every 2,500 years.
The skyscraper has 101 ground floors and five floors underground. On the first four floors there are various retail outlets, a prestigious fitness center is located on the 5th and 6th floors, various office premises are occupied from 7 to 84, restaurants and cafes are rented from 85-86.
The building holds several records: the fastest elevator in the world, capable of delivering visitors from the fifth floor to 89, to the observation deck in just 39 seconds (elevator speed 16.83 m / s), the world's largest countdown board, which turns on on New Year's Eve and the tallest sundial in the world.
4. World Trade Center - New York, USA. Height 541 meters
The construction of the World Trade Center, or as it is also called the Freedom Towers, was fully completed in 2013. The building stands on the site of the World Trade Center.
This 104-story skyscraper is the tallest building in the United States and the fourth tallest building in the world. The cost of construction amounted to a fabulous 3.9 billion dollars.
3. Hotel "Royal Clock Tower" - Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Height 601 meters
The grand structure of the "Royal Clock Tower" is part of the complex of buildings Abraj Al-Beit, built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The construction of the complex lasted for 8 years and was fully completed in 2012. During construction, there were two major fires, in which, by a lucky chance, no one was injured.
The "Royal Clock Tower" can be seen from a distance of 20 km, and its clock is considered the highest in the world.
2. Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China. Height 632 meters
This skyscraper is the tallest in Asia and is the second tallest building in the world. The construction of the Shanghai Tower began in 2008 and was fully completed in 2015. The cost of the skyscraper was more than 4.2 billion dollars.
1. Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Height 828 meters
The tallest building in the world is the monumental skyscraper Burj Khalifa, rising to a height of 828 meters. Construction of the building began in 2004 and was fully completed in 2010. Burj Khalifa has 163 floors, most of which are occupied by office space, hotels and restaurants, several floors are reserved for residential apartments, the cost of which is simply incredible - from $ 40,000 per sq. meter!
The cost of the project cost the developer, Emaar, $1.5 billion, which paid off literally in the first year after the official commissioning of the building. The observation deck is especially popular in the Burj Khalifa, and in order to get to it, tickets are bought in advance, a few days before the visit.
Kingdom Tower
In the hot sands of the Arabian desert, the construction of the largest and most grandiose building in the history of mankind began. We have not included this building in our rating, as it will take a long time before its completion. This is the future Kingdom Tower, which will rise to a height of 1007 meters, and will be 200 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa.
From the highest floor of the building, it will be possible to view the area at a distance of 140 km. The construction of the tower will be very difficult, because of the huge height of the skyscraper, building materials will be delivered to the highest floors of the building by helicopters. The initial cost of the facility will be $20 billion
Burj Khalifa is Dubai's main attraction. This is one of the world's record-breaking structures, located in the United Arab Emirates. Firstly, the tallest building ever created in the history of mankind, secondly, the building with the largest number of floors, and, finally, the most expensive building in the world.
And it would seem something completely unheard of and unseen, if the Emirates had not surprised the world before, erecting the largest singing fountain, the most prestigious area with the largest artificially created beaches and canals, the most exclusive metro and much, much more, the most diverse and unusual. The skyscraper rushes up to 828 meters, the number of floors of the building is more than 160. And the total cost of the building is more than one and a half billion dollars. By the way, controversy and rumors surrounded the Burj Khalifa all the time before the opening of the skyscraper. About the height, for example. Initially, it was assumed that the project of the tower with a height of 705 m would be a modified project of the Australian "Grollo Tower" (560 m). Project managers said that the height would in any case be more than 700 m (that is, the Burj Khalifa, after completion of construction, will in any case become the tallest building on Earth). In September 2006, rumors about the final height of 916 m, and then even 940 m, got into the society. But still, the final height was 828 meters with 163 floors (not including technical levels).
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The city of Dubai in the UAE, for many centuries it was a small trading port, where fish and pearls were mined in the coastal waters of the Persian Gulf. In recent decades, the wealth of the city has grown dramatically thanks to the discovery of oil and the desire of the rulers to turn Dubai into a business center. In 2003, two hundred skyscrapers had already been built or were under construction. And then the Emir of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid, gave a simple order - to build the tallest building in the world. The construction of the tallest building begins with the digging of a hole, a very large hole.
Several months have passed since Dubai-based developer Emaar signed a contract with Chicago-based firm SOM. Oddly enough, but this building does not have a foundation firmly fixed in the rocky ground. Here in the desert you will not find as much stone as in New York or other geological zones. We used hanging piles. These piles are screwed into sand and soft rock, and their bearing capacity is provided by the diameter and length. These are 45-meter piles, about one and a half meters in diameter. In total, we screwed in about 200 of these piles, says one of the architects of the project.
The project for the construction of a skyscraper provided for the construction of the so-called "city within a city" - its own parks, boulevards, and lawns were provided for on its territory. The total cost of the tower construction project amounted to about one and a half billion dollars.
The author of the Burj Khalifa tower project was an architect from the United States, Adrian Smith, who had sufficient experience in designing similar structures. For example, Smith was directly involved in the design of the Jin Mao skyscraper, located in China, whose height is more than 400 meters. As the general contractor for the construction, the construction division of Samsung from South Korea was chosen, which had previously taken part in the construction of similar facilities, for example, the famous Petronas Twin Towers located in Malaysia.
The construction of the tallest skyscraper in the world was carried out quite quickly. Every week the building became 1-2 floors higher. After the 160th floor was built, concrete work stopped and the assembly of a giant 180-meter spire from metal structures began. The construction of the skyscraper lasted for 5 years.
According to the project, 108 floors are allotted for residential premises at once: 37 of them house a luxury hotel, and the rest of the floors are ordinary apartments. Although to call "ordinary" apartments built in the most expensive and highest skyscraper in the world, the tongue does not turn! As noted above, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is absolutely autonomous. An equally large 61-meter turbine is used to provide energy for such a large-scale structure. In addition, numerous solar panels placed on the walls of the tower help to provide the building with energy.
Despite its size, the building is well designed and protected, so that in the event of a fire, a complete evacuation takes only about half an hour!
On plans to erect the tallest building in the world, Sheikh of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, first announced in 2002. The tower was to be a key element of the new district, designed to attract tourists from all over the world to Dubai. A Dubai-based company has become the developer of the tower Emaar, general contractor - South Korean Samsung Engineering. The tower was originally called Burj Dubai, from the Arabic tower Dubai, but the completion of the project coincided with the global financial crisis and Dubai was forced to seek help from the neighboring emirate of Abu Dhabi. In gratitude for the multi-billion dollar support received, the skyscraper was renamed in honor of the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi:“From now on, this tower will bear the name “Khalifa” – “Burj Khalifa”.
In the outlines of the foundation, the outlines of the desert flower of pancras are visible. This form facilitates the construction of buildings several hundred meters high. And when construction had already begun, lead architect George Estafio and his customer made a bold decision - to increase the height of the building from the original 550, which exceeded the Taipei tower (509.2 meters), the highest at that time, by only a few meters, and not just increase, but almost double.
After laying the foundation, the tower began to grow rapidly. On site, work went on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There were about 100 designers, architects, engineers, and up to 12,000 workers worked on the site every day.
Once every three days a new floor appeared. But the higher you go, the more problems. And the main one is the wind. It is impossible to build a single tower of such a height, a single shape. Then the effect of the wind will be too strong, the fluctuations will become too great.
The terraces were built according to a certain pattern, rising in a spiral. The shape of the building is asymmetrical. So the wind creates less vibrations of buildings and as it rises, the asymmetry changes, but also creeps up.
When you build the tallest building in the world, every centimeter counts. When pouring concrete, engineers needed to know where the center of the building would be, and with constant movement, it is not easy to calculate it. Contractor installed 3 different appliances GPS on the ground and another one at the very top of the building.
The exterior panels of the building presented a big problem for the engineers. Glass was supposed to reflect heat, but let light through. And it must also be water-wind and dust-tight. About 200 of these panels were required for each floor.
During the construction, the creators foresaw literally everything - from high temperatures in the Arabian sun to the angle of incidence of light in the premises of the tower. The building is equipped with special sun protection and reflective glass panels that reduce the heating of the rooms inside (temperatures in Dubai reach the mark of 50 ° C), which reduces the need for air conditioning. Well, for air conditioning in a skyscraper, a convection system is used that drives air from bottom to top along the entire height of the tower, and sea water and underground cooling modules will be used for cooling. Especially for the Burj Khalifa, a special brand of concrete was created - such concrete is heat-resistant and does not deform under the scorching sun of the United Arab Emirates. By the way, the skyscraper will completely independently generate electricity for its own use: for this, a 61-meter turbine rotated by the wind and an array of solar panels (some of which are located on the walls of the tower) will function.
The building project in full costs more than one and a half billion dollars - a huge amount, albeit for a country that is highly developed at this stage. Due to problems with financing the construction of the Burj Khalifa, the official opening of the skyscraper was postponed from September 9, 2009 (this date was originally planned - the date of the opening of the Dubai Metro) to January 2010.
The Burj Khalifa project was created on the idea of a "city within a city". The building is surrounded by adjoining roads, convenient parking spaces, private lawns, boulevards and parks. In addition, the skyscraper hosts independent sponsored entertainment for youth and business people. Again, a new site has been opened for business in the Khalifa building. In addition to the hotel, located on the first 37 floors, as well as luxury apartments between 45 and 108 floors, most of the floors are still given over to office areas and business premises. Spacious, comfortable and air-conditioned rooms for meetings and presentations today attract business people from all over the world, which brings Dubai once again to the level of the business capital of the world - since in almost every complex of buildings that open every year there is a corner, so to speak, investor. The 123rd and 124th floors are equipped with an observation deck. Thousands of tourists who come here every year say that the feeling is beyond words - it is so breathtaking and overwhelmed with surprise, how could a person create such a thing!
In Arabic, "burj" means "tower".
The creators of the Dubai skyscraper also claim that the distinctive feature of the building is the highest residential floor and an observation deck located on the 124th floor. In the skyscraper, which can be seen from a distance of 90 kilometers, 57 elevators of the world's fastest system move cabins at a speed of 18 meters per second. There is also an autonomous power supply system - a 60-meter wind turbine and huge solar panels. The tower has a modern design, but its architecture is also influenced by Islamic traditions.
According to the designers, the building is resistant to strong wind loads, and can also withstand an earthquake. "We were struck by lightning twice, last year we felt the echoes of a powerful earthquake in Iran. In addition, during the construction we experienced all possible types of wind. The results are good," Mohamed Ali Alabbar told the BBC. head of Emaar Properties, which built the tower.
Some of the apartments in the skyscraper were sold at a price of 24.3 thousand dollars per square meter, but now their value has fallen by about half. The project, which has shown resilience to natural disasters, has not remained unaffected by the global financial crisis. Leasing office space at the Burj Dubai will be particularly challenging, analysts say, as fewer companies can afford the luxury.
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The opening ceremony of the skyscraper was timed to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the reign in the Emirate of Dubai of the current Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, who came to power on January 4. In a ceremony, the Sheikh renamed the skyscraper, which was known as Burj Dubai during construction, to Burj Khalifa, dedicating it to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. "From now on, this tower will bear the name of Khalifa - Burj Khalifa," he said.
Sheikh Khalifa is also the Emir of Abu Dhabi, who has provided Dubai with $10 billion in debt relief, including support for investment company Dubai World.
The long-awaited opening of the legendary building took place with fireworks and festive concerts. The event struck with an incredible scope - the public saw the promised fireworks, theatrical performances, as well as a laser show. The list of guests of honor invited to the opening ceremony included six thousand people. The rest were able to watch the tour of the building on huge screens installed in the streets or on TV. In total, the televised opening ceremony was watched by more than two billion people around the world.
From the first to the 39th floors of the building are occupied by the Armani Hotel. Above are office and technical premises, as well as individual apartments. In addition, there are special observation floors that serve as a high-altitude observatory. Special communication equipment is located in the 180-meter spire. Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) boasts 65 double-decker lifts. True, on the ascent up, or on the descent down, you will have to make several transfers. Only one technical elevator rises from the first to the very last floor. By the way, the Burj Khalifa elevator system is the fastest in the world, as the elevator lifts reach speeds of up to 18 meters per second.
Here are some specifications of the Burj Khalifa:
- Style: Modernism
— Materials: structures - reinforced concrete, steel; facade - stainless steel, aluminum, glass.
– Purpose: office and retail space, residential property and hotel.
– Height: 828 meters.
- Floors: 164 (including two underground floors).
– Area: 3595100 sq. m.
– The highest observation deck is located at an altitude of 442.10 m.
Armani Hotel (the first of its kind) will occupy the bottom 37 floors.
- From the 45th to the 108th floor there are about 700 apartments.
— The rest of the floors will be occupied by office and retail space.
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Interesting Burj Khalifa Facts:
- The skyscraper has the world's fastest 57 elevators. They are designed to serve their group of Burj Khalifa visitors - staff and attendants, cargo, office workers, visitors and residents of the building, VIP persons.
- From the 124th floor there are two-story panoramic elevators - they can accommodate from 12 to 14 people. Lifting speed 10 meters per second.
- It took 330,000 cubic meters of concrete and 31,400 tons of steel reinforcement to build the tower.
– The tower is located in the center of an artificial lake
- The Burj Khalifa has several recreational areas for visitors to relax - on the 43rd, 76th, 123rd floors there are fitness and spa, and on the 43rd and 76th there are swimming pools (the highest in the world), rooms for relaxation and other activities.
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- The shape of the building plan (three rays emanating from the center) - based on the desert flower bud growing in this region.
– The highest residential floor is 109.
- The highest observation deck is located on the 124th floor.
— The depth of foundation piles is more than 50 meters.
- The building's water supply system uses recycled rainwater (o_0 rain in the desert?)
- The tower will independently generate electricity for itself: for this, a 61-meter turbine rotated by the wind will be used, as well as an array of solar panels (partially located on the walls of the tower) with a total area of about 15 thousand m².
- The building is equipped with special sun protection and reflective glass panels that will reduce the heating of the rooms inside (in Dubai, temperatures can reach up to 50 ° C). For air conditioning, the skyscraper uses a convection system that drives air from the bottom up along the entire height of the tower, and sea water and underground cooling modules will be used for cooling. It is stated that the air temperature in the building will be around +18 °C.
The Burj Khalifa was built on the principle vertical city- floors are located in blocks designed for different functions. The tower contains about 900 apartments, a hotel with 304 rooms, 35 floors are given over to offices. Three underground floors house parking for 3,000 cars.
| Floor | Purpose |
| 160-163 | Technical |
| 156-159 | Communications and broadcasting |
| 155 | Technical |
| 139-154 | Offices |
| 136-138 | Technical |
| 125-135 | Offices |
| 124 | Viewpoint |
| 123 | sky lobby |
| 122 | Restaurant At.mosphere |
| 111-121 | Offices |
| 109-110 | Technical |
| 77-108 | Apartments |
| 76 | sky lobby |
| 73-75 | Technical |
| 44-72 | Apartments |
| 43 | sky lobby |
| 40-42 | Technical |
| 38-39 | Hotel apartments |
| 19-37 | Hotel rooms |
| 17-18 | Technical |
| 9-16 | Hotel rooms |
| 1-8 | Hotel |
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To have something to compare When talking about large areas, they are often compared to a football field. This is convenient, but not always accurate, as it often forgets to indicate what size field is meant. We will not measure the buildings in our selection of football fields, but to make it easier for you to imagine their scale, we indicate here that the world's main football organization FIFA recommends that matches be played on a 7,140 sq. m (i.e. 0.714 ha) and 105 × 68 m in size. Here we will give two other landmarks: Red Square in Moscow has an area of approximately 2.5 hectares (approximately 330 × 75 m), and Palace Square in St. Petersburg - 5.4 hectares. Recall that there are 10,000 square meters in one hectare. |
By volume
Here the undisputed leader is the plant of the company Boeing in Everett, pc. Washington (USA). Its volume is 13,385,378 cubic meters. m, and the area - 399,480 sq. m (number three in the world in terms of base area). This giant, almost a kilometer long, 500 meters wide and five-story house high (to accommodate more than 20-meter keels of airliners and still have room) was built in 1966-1968, when Boeing started producing Boeing 747. Even today, the largest aircraft of the company are assembled there, and many pieces at the same time. Up to 30 thousand people work at the plant under the light of one million lamps.
“This building is so large that clouds gather under the roof and rain comes out of them,” they say on the Internet. This is a myth: the building is well ventilated, and despite Washington State's humid and cool climate, advanced modern airliners assemble in dry and fairly comfortable conditions.
Number two in the world in terms of volume is the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca: almost half that in volume, about 8 million cubic meters. But number three (5.6 million cubic meters) is also an aircraft plant, and it belongs to the main competitor Boeing, companies Airbus. At the factory named after Jean-Luc Lagardaire in Toulouse (France) they assemble the largest airliner in the world - A380.
Al-Haram Mosque can hold up to 4 million people during Hajj
Worthy of special mention Aereum- a hangar built in the mid-1990s by a German company Cargolifter AG 50 km south of Berlin for the construction of airships. This dome, 360 × 210 meters in size and up to 107 m high (it will easily fit St. Basil's Cathedral from Red Square - with all the turrets, domes and basement, and there will still be room) covers the world's largest undivided space - a volume of 5.2 million cubic meters. Business Cargolifter AG didn’t go, so in 2004 a year-round tropical theme park was opened here with groves, ponds and waterfalls. It is called Tropical Island Resort.
The park is open around the clock - you can stay there even for the night
By area on a piece of land
Here we are talking about how much land the building occupies. According to this indicator, number one - Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer, a building in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer, where a flower auction is held every morning from Monday to Friday. Millions of flowers from all over the world are brought annually to this 700 x 750 m structure with an area (on the surface) of half a million square meters, most resembling a warehouse about two stories high. Here they are sold, bought and immediately set off again, since the Amsterdam airport is nearby and the seaports are nearby.
About 20 million flowers pass through this building every day.
Number two - with a slight lag - the automaker's factory Tesla in Fremont, pcs. California: about 427 thousand square meters m. In general, among the largest buildings in terms of area on the surface there are a lot of logistics centers and warehouses. The top ten largest facilities in the world by this indicator, in addition to those mentioned, also include logistics centers Michelin, Nike and John Deere(all in USA). This is logical: products that are ready to be shipped around the world are easiest to place just in such long and flat spaces.
By total floor space
Unlike the previous paragraph, this takes into account the area of \u200b\u200ball the premises of the structure. And Asia is the leader here: the largest building in the world by this indicator is located in China, in the city of Chengdu. This is the Global Center "New Century" with an area of about 1.76 million square meters. m. For comparison: the total area of the premises of the Aviapark shopping center, one of the largest in Moscow, is about 460 thousand square meters. m. The length of the "New Age" is 500 meters, the width is 400 meters, the height is 100 meters, and inside, in addition to cinema and hotel shops, there are also offices, a contemporary art center and a water park with an artificial beach (giant screens depict sunrises and sunsets) .
The cyclopean complex in the new area of Chengdu was built in three years - from 2010 to 2013
The main competitors of such complexes around the world are airports. So, number two in terms of total area of premises is the terminal of the 3rd Dubai International Airport in the UAE with an indicator of 1.71 million square meters. m. It was built with the expectation of serving up to 43 million people (this is more than the entire Sheremetyevo Airport in 2017), despite the fact that only two airlines use the terminal - the local Emirates and Australian Qantas. Another top ten (in sixth position) is Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 (also known as Beijing Capital). It is noteworthy that the leader in the previous category - the flower auction building in Aalsmeer - entered the top five in this one too: the usable area of the building is almost twice as large as the area on the surface - 990,000 thousand square meters. m.
Special categories
Speaking of the largest buildings and structures in the world, one cannot but mention a few more. Let's say - the largest structure ever built on the planet, stretching for 9 thousand kilometers through China (its total length - with all branches - is even more: 21 thousand kilometers).
The tallest building on the planet today is the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai (UAE).
Apparently, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper does not have long to carry the honorary title of the tallest building in the world: in 2020, in the same emirate of Dubai, it is planned to open a building 100 meters higher. And if everything goes according to plan, then at the other end of the Arabian Peninsula, in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) in the same year, a tower with a height of 1004 meters will be completed
The heaviest building in the world - to readers Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest (Romania). It weighs over 4 billion kilograms. It was laid in 1984 by order of the dictator Ceausescu in the center of Bucharest, destroying a significant part of the historical buildings of the city and even tearing down the hill, and it took more than ten years to build. Today it houses, in addition to the Romanian Parliament, a museum of modern art, several government agencies. At the same time, the building is only 70% full and, apparently, will never be used in full.
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From skyscrapers soaring into the sky to high-tech airports, people have managed to create truly impressive things. Throughout history and even today, people continue to display their power and wealth by promoting their societies and cultures by building astounding structures such as the Pyramid of Giza, the Parthenon of Athens and the Eiffel Tower. These are the three most famous buildings in the world. Unfortunately, these aren't the biggest things humans have built (which is why you won't see them on this list). However, you will learn about the most imposing and impressively large man-made structures. So, before you are the 25 largest man-made structures in the world.
25. A bottle of wine
The tallest bottle of wine is 4.17 meters high and 1.21 meters in diameter. In this bottle fit 3094 liters of wine, which was poured into André Vogel (Andr? Vogel) (from Switzerland). The bottle was measured in Lyssach, Switzerland on October 20, 2014.
24. Motorcycle
The Regio Design XXL Chopper is officially the largest functioning motorcycle in the world! It was first introduced at the 2012 Motorbike Expo where it wowed the audience. This huge motorcycle, designed by Fabio Reggiani, is 10 meters long and 5 meters high. Based on this, it is safe to say that he won over all the other "big and scary" motorcycles.
23. Biscuit with sherry
According to the Guinness World Records, on September 26, 1990, students at Clarendon College prepared a sherry biscuit weighing 3.13 tons. Their creation remains to this day the largest sherry biscuit, as well as one of the largest desserts.
22. Train
The longest and heaviest freight train, traveled on February 20, 1986, from Ekibastuz to the Ural Mountains, Soviet Union. The train consisted of 439 cars and several diesel locomotives, the total weight of which was 43,400 tons. The total length of the train was 6.5 kilometers.
21. Telescope
The Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope located in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico and has an impressive feature. The radio telescope of the observatory, with a diameter of 305 meters, is the largest single telescope in the world. It is used in three major research areas: radio astronomy, atmospheric science, and radar astronomy.
20. Swimming pool
The world's largest swimming pool contains approximately 249,837 cubic meters of water and can accommodate thousands of people at the same time. The Crystal Lagoon at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile is even big enough for a sailboat to swim in. It even has its own artificial beach.
19. Subway
The Seoul Subway serving the Seoul Subway is the longest subway system in the world. The total length of the route stretches for 940 kilometers. As of 2013. The first metro line opened in 1974, and currently the system consists of 17 lines.
18. Statue
The Spring Temple Buddha is the largest in the world. Its total height is 153 meters, including a 20-meter lotus-shaped throne and a building 25 meters high. Construction of the Spring Temple Buddha was planned shortly after the Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The construction of the statue was fully completed in 2008. She represents the Vairocana Buddha.
17. Sports arena
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its construction was completed on May 1, 1989. It is considered the largest stadium in the world and can accommodate 150,000 people on an area of 207,000 square meters.
16. Satellite
TerreStar-1, weighing 6910 kilograms, became the largest commercial satellite in the world in 2009. It launched into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana on July 1, 2009.
15. Revolver
The Remington Model 1859 replica made by Mr. Ryszard Tobys is officially the largest revolver in the world. Its record length was "only" 1.26 meters.
14. Book
The size of the largest book is 5 by 8.06 meters, and it weighs approximately one and a half tons. This book has 429 pages. It was presented on February 27, 2012 by Mshahed International Group, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is called "This is Muhammad" and contains stories highlighting the accomplishments of his life as well as his positive impact on Islam internationally and humanitarianly.
13. Pencil
The length of the longest and largest pencil is 323.51 meters. It was created by Ed Douglas Miller (from UK). It was measured in Worcester, Worcestershire, UK on September 17, 2013.
12. Parliament
The parliament building in Bucharest, Romania, was designed by architect Anca Petrescu and nearly completed during the Ceau?escu regime. It was to become the building of the political and administrative branches of power. Today it remains the largest civil building with an administrative function, as well as the most expensive and heaviest administrative building in the world.
11. Skyscraper
Burj Khalifa, known as the "Khalifa Tower" is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest man-made structure and skyscraper in the world. Its height is 829.8 meters.
10. Wall
The Great Wall of China, perhaps the most famous of all man-made structures in the world, is the largest wall in the world. Its length is 21.196 kilometers.
9. Crossword
The world's largest crossword puzzle was built on the side of a residential building in Ukraine. Its height exceeds 30 meters. It occupies the entire outer part of the wall of a residential building in the city of Lviv.
8. Church
St. Peter's Basilica is a late Renaissance church located in the Vatican. It took 120 years to build (1506-1626). At the moment it is considered the largest church in the world.
7. Castle
The Guinness Book of World Records has listed Prague Castle, located in the Czech Republic, as the most extensive ancient castle in the world. It covers an area of almost 70,000 square meters and is 570 meters long and 130 meters wide.
6. Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is the largest aquarium in the world. It is home to over 100,000 sea creatures. This aquarium opened in November 2005. Its construction was sponsored by a $250 million donation from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus. The Georgia Aquarium is the only non-Asian facility that houses whale sharks. The sharks are kept in a giant container with a capacity of 24 million liters of water, which is part of the Ocean Voyager exhibit.
5. Plane
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is an ultra-heavy-lift transport jet aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Experimental Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1980s. It is powered by six turbojet bypass engines and is the longest and heaviest aircraft in the world. Its maximum load capacity is 640 tons. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operation today. In the entire history, only one Antonov An-225 "Mriya" was built, which is still functioning.
4. Passenger ship
At the moment, the largest passenger ship is the Oasis of the Seas, which is owned by Royal Caribbean. He made his first voyage, going on a cruise in December 2009. Its length is 360 meters and it can accommodate 5400 passengers.
3. Airport
King Fahd International Airport, located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, is the largest airport in the world. Every year, 5,267,000 passengers and 82,256 tons of cargo pass through this airport, which are transported by 50,936 flights. The airport opened its doors in 1999. Its runway is 4,000 meters long and 60 meters wide. Its total area is 1256.14 square kilometers.
2. Bomb
The largest bomb in history that was detonated is the Tsar Bomba. Its capacity was 50 megatons or 500,000 kilotons, equivalent to 50 million tons of dynamite. It was detonated only to show other countries how advanced the Soviet Union was. October 30, 1961 went down in history as the most powerful artificial explosion in the history of mankind.
1. Subject
The largest man-made objects in the world are submarine communication cables. They stretched from San Francisco to Japan and from San Francisco to New Zealand. The total length of the cables exceeds 8,000 kilometers. These submarine cables are typically 6.6 centimeters in diameter. The weight of such a cable is 10 kilograms per meter. The total weight of one cable exceeds 80,000 tons.
