Burj Khalifa At Night

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Quick notes from www.burjkhalifa.ae:

At over 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa 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

Other Burj Khalifa Fast Facts

• The concrete used for Burj Khalifa is equivalent to the weight of 100,000 elephants.
• The amount of steel rebar used for the tower is 31,400 metric tons. Laid end to end this would extend over a quarter of the way around the world.
• Condensate is collected from the building’s cooling system and used for irrigation of landscape plantings. Every year, 15 million gallons of water are sustainably collected this way.
• The cladding of Burj Khalifa contains over 24,000 individually cut glass panels.
• The curtain wall area of Burj Khalifa is equivalent to 17 football fields.
• The tip of the spire can be seen 95 km away.
• At the peak of construction, 12,000 workers were on site every day.
• With over 160 levels – no other building has more storey’s.

This is our second time on the 124th floor observation deck. We were there from 5pm - 7:30pm (the first was at 12 noon). We chanced on the sunset and the Dubai Mall water fountain shows from atop.

The observation deck is 360 degrees of glass panel

A bit frustrated that I can only manage this for a sunset photo.  The sun vanished from the horizon too quick.

Looking down at Dubai Financial Center. See that road from the left sloping down to the right? This is a long bridged road.

The fountain show. I realized too far is too less of detail. The music, which plays a big mesmerizing role is almost not heard too.

I think midday tours on winter with blue skies give better chances for long-range photos such as takes on The Palm and The World islands which are not visible at dusk/ night.

What obviously changed since our first visit was this. It used to be "The making of Burj Dubai".

For more of my Burj Khalifa's photos, you might want to check HERE.