Burj Khalifa began drilling in January 2004 to become the world's tallest man-made structure. After 1325 days of drilling, Burj Khalifa became the world's tallest self-contained structure. The Construction of the tower took 22 million hours. More than 380 engineers and technicians worked on the project, and the tower achieved a world record for the installation of the highest aluminum and glass at a height of 512 meters.

Burj Khalifa designers are Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, who have designed many high-rise and world-famous buildings. The Burj Khalifa design has been derived from the decorations systems of Islamic architecture. Burj Khalifa's lobby contains 196 works of copper and bronze, representing 196 countries of the world. The exterior of Burj Khalifa consists of 142000 square meters of reflective glass, aluminum and stainless steel panels. Burj Khalifa consists of 200 floors, of which 160 are habitable, with a total area of 5.67 million square feet. It has 900 residences, and the tower offers luxurious recreational facilities including four swimming pools, other than the hotel's own swimming pool in addition to the Atmosphere Restaurant is located on the 122nd floor and is the world's tallest restaurant. The tower is decorated with more than 1,000 pieces of art belonging to international artists.

Information about Burj Khalifa
- The tower has 54 lifts and lifts up to 40 mph.
- The name of the tower was changed from Burj Dubai to Burj Khalifa at the last minute in honor of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and in recognition of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, where it offered Dubai $ 10 billion in December 2009 to save it from bankruptcy.
-The tower has the world's highest observation deck on 124th floor, the world's tallest swimming pool on the 76th floor.
- The world's largest library is located on the 123rd floor of Burj Khalifa.
- The sunset can be seen twice from Burj Khalifa, once from the ground floor and from the top of the tower.