I am in love with the Burj Khalifa.  How can you not be.  It is an inspirational figure that I drive past everyday and serves as a great reminder of the inspirational and forward moving city Dubai is.

Not only is Burj Khalifa the world’s tallest building, it has also broken two other impressive records: tallest structure, previously held by the KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard, North Dakota, and tallest free-standing structure, previously held by Toronto’s CN Tower.

The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has established 3 criteria to determine what makes a tall building tall.  Burj Khalifa wins by far in all three categories.

Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building. This includes spires, but does not include antennae, signage, flagpoles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely used by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat rankings of the Tallest Buildings in the World.

Thought you would like to know this about the Burj Khalifa- To date the World’s Tallest Building

Renit Brad Shah “More Than Just Real Estate”