Burj Khalifa,  formerly known as Burj Dubai is now the tallest man-made structure! It was planned to be the most prestigious piece of real estate in the world!

Burj Khalifa skyscraper is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  This mammoth construction started on September 2004 with the exterior structure completed on October 2009 with a total height of 828 m (2,717 ft). The height was revealed on a digital projection amidst a spectacular fireworks and water show during the building’s opening celebration on Monday January 4th, 2010.

During the opening ceremony, the name of this magnificent structure was officially changed from Burj Dubai, the tower has now been renamed as the Burj Khalifa in  honour of the current President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan.

*Burj Khalifa World Records

At over 800 metres (2625 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Dubai holds the following records:

•  Tallest building in the world
•  Tallest free-standing structure in the world
•  Highest number of stories in the world
•  Highest occupied floor in the world
•  Highest outdoor observation deck in the world
•  Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
•  Tallest service elevator in the world

**Burj Khalifa has been designed to be the centrepiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development that will include 30,000 homes, nine hotels such as The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa, 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and the 12-hectare (30-acre) man-made Burj Khalifa Lake.

As of March 2009, price of office space at Burj Khalifa had reached US$4,000 per sq ft (over US$43,000 per m2) and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Khalifa, were selling for US$3,500 per sq ft (over US$37,500 per m2)

*source: http://www.burjdubai.com/the-tower/fact-figures.aspx
**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa