In January 2010, it was planned that Burj Khalifa would receive its first residents from February 2010 | The double-deck elevators are equipped with entertainment features such as LCD displays to serve visitors during their travel to the observation deck |
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Inclusive of a tour of the outdoor terrace | Any significant cracks could have put the entire project in jeopardy |
The architect who designed it, Adrian Smith, felt that the uppermost section of the building did not culminate elegantly with the rest of the structure, so he sought and received approval to increase its height.
Interior Architecture Award: Special Recognition from AIA — Chicago Chapter | On 8 January 2010, with permission of the authorities, Nasr Al Niyadi and Omar Al Hegelan, from the Emirates Aviation Society, broke the world record for the highest BASE jump from a building after they leapt from a crane-suspended platform attached to the 160th floor at 672 m 2,205 ft |
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1 October 2009: Emaar announces that the exterior of the building is completed | Retrieved on 5 May 2006 |
The project's completion coincided with the , and with vast overbuilding in the country, leading to high vacancies and foreclosures.