burj dubai set to open this January - photo: sgtcaboose

The world’s tallest building will be inaugurated on January 4, 2010, by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

Soon after, the observation deck on the 124th floor of  Burj Dubai called “At The Top” will open to the public providing unique vistas of city.

At The Top

The journey begins at the lower ground level of the Dubai Mall and makes it’s way from the reception to the Burj Dubai in a 65 meter long travelator.

From here, you board a high-speed elevator which ascends at 10 meters per second to the observation deck. The doors open to reveal floor to ceiling glass and 360 degree views of the city. You’ll see the bright lights of the city’s rapid growth, the waves of the Arabian Gulf, and sand dunes of the desert beyond.

There is an outside terrace as well as telescopes to catch the action up close.

The tour normally lasts about an hour though your admission allows you to linger as long as you like during operating hours:

Sunday – Wednesday: 10am – 10pm

Thursday – Saturday: 10am – 12am

Last tickets can enter not less than 45 minutes before closing

There are special tickets for students as well as discounted pricing for groups of twenty or more individuals. Call +97148888124 for more information, or check out burjdubai.com.

Burj Dubai essential numbers:

At over 800 metres and with more than 160 floors, here are some of the essential numbers associated with the world’s tallest building:

• 95 – the distance in kilometres at which Burj Dubai’s spire can still be seen

• 124 – the floor location of ‘At The Top, Burj Dubai’, the world’s highest and only publicly accessible observation deck with an outdoor terrace

• 160 – the number of luxury hotel rooms and suites

• 605 – the vertical height in metres to which concrete was pumped in the construction of Burj Dubai, a world record for concrete pumping

• 504 – the distance traveled, or ‘rise’ in metres of Burj Dubai’s main service lift, the most of any elevator
  

• 49 – the number of office floors, including the 12-floor annexure

• 57 – the number of elevators

• 1,044 – the total number of residential apartments inside Burj Dubai

• 3,000 – the number of underground parking spaces

• 5,500 – the capacity in kilograms of the tower’s service lift
  

• 31,400 – the amount of steel rebar in metric tonnes used in the structure of Burj Dubai

• 28,261– the number of glass cladding panels making up the exterior of tower and its two annexes

• 15,000 – the amount of water in litres collected from the tower’s cooling equipment that will be used for landscaping irrigation

• 900 – the length in the feet of the world’s tallest performing fountain, The Dubai Fountain, that lies at the foot of the tower

• 19 – the number of hectares of lush green landscaping that envelops the foot of the tower

• 12,000 – the numbers of workers on site during peak of construction

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