- The foundation is made up of 192 concrete and steel pilings more than 164 feet (50 meters) deep. They are joined by a 12-foot-thick raft upon which the skyscraper rests.
- 45,000 cubic meters of concrete was used in the foundation.
- Underground parking spaces: 16,000
- The air conditioning chillers installed on the 155th and 159th floor are so high that their design had to take into account the thinner air at that elevation.”
- In 2006, 2,500 construction workers rioted because of low pay and poor treatment. They did an estimated $1 million damage.
- The tower is designed Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
- The interior will be decorated by Giorgio Armani. An Armani Hotel, the first of four by Armani, will occupy the lower 37 floors
- In keeping with Islamic custom, the hotel pool will have separate hours for women and men at the pool.
Photos:
Scale: Those little buildings on either side are all really, really big
And from afar:
An elevator shaft, taken at an earlier stage of construction:
The work continues, up top:
View from the bottom:
Working construction on the Burj — the wages are crappy, but you can’t beat the view:
