The video discusses the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, located in Dubai, UAE. The host shares interesting facts about its construction, which took six years from 2004 to 2010, involving more than 12,000 workers. The estimated cost of the project was 1.5 billion dollars, and it holds seven world records.
Despite its height, the Burj Khalifa has a limited number of apartments and hotel rooms due to its size and the expense of living there. The tower's name comes from Khalifa Bin Zayed, a sheikh from Abu Dhabi, who financed the project. It houses offices, apartments, and the Armani Hotel.
The video also mentions that Dubai is planning to build a new skyscraper, the Dubai Rick Tower, estimated to reach over 1,000 meters. The host concludes the video by expressing excitement about the future of Dubai's skyline.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The conversation is taking place in Dubai, a massive city in the United Arab Emirates.
2. The main topic of discussion is the Burj Khalifa tower, the current tallest building in the world.
3. The Burj Khalifa tower has seven world records.
4. The structure is impressive from the angle and perspective that you see it.
5. The Burj Khalifa tower has been the tallest building in the world since 2010, surpassing the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Sears Tower in Chicago.
6. The project to build the Burj Khalifa tower began in 2004 and was completed in 2010, taking six years and involving more than 200 million hours of human labor.
7. The tower is named after the person who came to its rescue to pay the tremendous debts and thus be able to finish the project on time. The original plan was that it will be called Burj Dubai.
8. The estimated cost to make Burj Khalifa is 1.5 billion dollars. Its weight, including the metal structure, the glass, and so on, is around 500,000 tons.
9. It has the highest outdoor observation deck in the world at the 124th floor.
10. It is used for offices, has hotel use and has apartments. There are just over 900 apartments, 900 homes and just over 300 hotel rooms.
11. The estimated distance is that you can see up to a distance of 100 km.
12. Dubai is currently working on the new tallest tower in the world, the Dubai Rick Tower, which is estimated to reach a height of more than 1000 meters.