Burj Dubai to be the tallest human made structure.

Mind boggling structure is to be a great feat of engineering. This will be the tallest man made structure to ever be built. Here are a few stats to snack on.

Height: 2,651 ft
Floors: 162
Completion: 2008

A few facts.

1. The tower will be situated on a man-made lake which is designed to wrap around the tower and to provide dramatic views of it.
2. The top of the building will contain a public observation deck and a private club above that.
3. The design by Skidmore Owings & Merrill replaces a plan to reuse the design for Grollo Tower, which was proposed in Melbourne a few years earlier.
4.”Burj” is Arabic for “Tower”.
5. Burj Dubai will become the world’s tallest building, along with the world’s tallest man-made structure when it is completed.
6. The highest residential floor will be level 109.
7. An observation deck will occupy the 124th floor.
8. The building was rotated 120 degrees to allow for less stress from the prevailing winds.
9. The building sits on a concrete and steel podium with 192 piles descending to a depth of more than 50 metres (164 feet).
10. A total of 45,000 cubic metres of concrete are used in the foundations with a weight in excess of 110,000 tonnes.
facts via emporis.com