{"id":32436,"date":"2016-05-29T19:25:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T10:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samsungcnt.ufosoft.net\/?p=597"},"modified":"2023-02-27T19:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:26:25","slug":"why-tourists-cant-get-enough-of-the-worlds-tallest-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/engineering-construction\/2016-05-why-tourists-cant-get-enough-of-the-worlds-tallest-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Tourists Can\u2019t Get Enough of the World\u2019s Tallest Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32436\" class=\"elementor elementor-32436\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58fb96da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58fb96da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29bea87e\" data-id=\"29bea87e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603ba85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603ba85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Mankind has been captivated by the idea of tall buildings since the dawn of time. For some, there is something almost transcendental about the experience of seeing grand, manmade structures with your own eyes.<\/p><p>Normally imperious Napoleon Bonaparte, upon arriving in Egypt in 1798, is said to have told his troops in a hushed reverie, \u201cFrom the heights of these pyramids, 40 centuries look down on us.\u201d<\/p><p>Little wonder then that since its completion in 2009, the Burj Khalifa, the world\u2019s tallest building, has quickly become one of the most popular tourist destinations on the planet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7204674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7204674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/800_09_0320_\ubc84\uc988\ub450\ubc14\uc774_01-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3NjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA1XC84MDBfMDlfMDMyMF9cdWJjODRcdWM5ODhcdWI0NTBcdWJjMTRcdWM3NzRfMDEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1154\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/800_09_0320_\ubc84\uc988\ub450\ubc14\uc774_01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39762\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/800_09_0320_\ubc84\uc988\ub450\ubc14\uc774_01-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/800_09_0320_\ubc84\uc988\ub450\ubc14\uc774_01-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/800_09_0320_\ubc84\uc988\ub450\ubc14\uc774_01-1-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e8338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86e8338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bigger Is Better<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-809e518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"809e518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tip of the building reaches nearly 830 meters into the sky, and takes in some 200 usable floors and spire levels, as well as maintenance floors and underground parking lots. Tellingly, the building has a whopping 54 elevators \u2013 all-comers are in a hurry, it would seem, to get as high up it as they possibly can.<\/p><p>Like the Giza pyramids that so captivated Napoleon, part of the Burj Khalifa\u2019s attraction is its apparent improbability. It stretches up almost a kilometer into the sky from the arid Dubai sands in a manner that leaves even its constructors awed.<\/p><p>With an impressive 555-meter observation deck, the world\u2019s highest restaurant and a record-breaking 160 habitable stories, it is not hard to understand why the Burj Khalifa is not only Dubai\u2019s most popular attraction, but also last year made TripAdvisor\u2019s user-generated list of the top 25 landmarks in the world.<\/p><p>Jaeho Kim, former engineering manager for the Burj Khalifa project and current senior\u00a0vice president at Samsung C&amp;T, the Burj Khalifa\u2019s primary contractor, explains, \u201cFrom an engineer\u2019s point of view, tourists are attracted to the creativity and determination that allowed us to build something on this scale in what is essentially the middle of the desert. When people get up close to it and experience its pure height of the building, they are naturally overwhelmed with curiosity. They begin asking themselves questions like, \u2018How did they build this thing?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22de858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22de858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reaching for the Skies<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d42257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d42257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/Burj-Khalifa-worlds-tallest-tower-ever-built-located-at-Downtown-in-Dubai-United-Arab-Emirates..jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3NjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA1XC9CdXJqLUtoYWxpZmEtd29ybGRzLXRhbGxlc3QtdG93ZXItZXZlci1idWlsdC1sb2NhdGVkLWF0LURvd250b3duLWluLUR1YmFpLVVuaXRlZC1BcmFiLUVtaXJhdGVzLi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/Burj-Khalifa-worlds-tallest-tower-ever-built-located-at-Downtown-in-Dubai-United-Arab-Emirates..jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39763\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/Burj-Khalifa-worlds-tallest-tower-ever-built-located-at-Downtown-in-Dubai-United-Arab-Emirates..jpg 1300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/Burj-Khalifa-worlds-tallest-tower-ever-built-located-at-Downtown-in-Dubai-United-Arab-Emirates.-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/Burj-Khalifa-worlds-tallest-tower-ever-built-located-at-Downtown-in-Dubai-United-Arab-Emirates.-1024x433.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Burj Khalifa, world\u2019s tallest tower ever built, located at Downtown in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e532012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e532012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although plenty of people want to sit on the top floor of the world\u2019s highest building, even those without a fear of heights are wary about doing so unless they feel completely safe. Kim explains that issues like this meant that at first the project was met with some measure of public concern.<\/p><p>Kim notes, \u201cTo tackle this, we needed to prove that the Burj Khalifa would be both secure and stable while we were building it. Thus, it was necessary to incorporate wide-reaching health and safety solutions, including an earthquake-resistant design.\u201d<\/p><p>In fact, the Burj Khalifa is the first building of its scale to feature elevators specifically programmed for controlled evacuation in the case of fire or other security worries.<\/p><p>And a whole range of seemingly gravity-defying construction methods were used in order to turn this desert dream into a reality.<\/p><p>As the former engineering manager Kim explains, measures like these helped convince tour operators and visitors alike that public safety was the builders\u2019 primary concern. Kim also added that, \u201cEventually, the public\u2019s perception of the building went from one of doubt to one of trust. That was a key turning point in the quest to turn the Burj Khalifa into a tourist attraction.\u201d<\/p><p>Surprisingly for some, the builders made rapid progress with their work, completing construction in just five years.<\/p><p>Ahmad Abdelrazaq, executive vice president and head of Samsung C&amp;T\u2019s Building Sales Team, says, \u201cThe Burj Khalifa is a\u00a0tremendous achievement\u00a0in terms of technology, and has changed the face of Dubai. It has presented new dimensions of construction technology, and gives a new generation of engineers a sense of direction.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84642fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84642fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/1300x550_\ubc84\uc988-\ucd2c-26-1-copy-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3NjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA1XC8xMzAweDU1MF9cdWJjODRcdWM5ODgtXHVjZDJjLTI2LTEtY29weS0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/1300x550_\ubc84\uc988-\ucd2c-26-1-copy-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39764\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/1300x550_\ubc84\uc988-\ucd2c-26-1-copy-1.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/1300x550_\ubc84\uc988-\ucd2c-26-1-copy-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/1300x550_\ubc84\uc988-\ucd2c-26-1-copy-1-1024x433.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6776b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f6776b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Youngmee Riew, head of the Dubai Tourism Office, Seoul, explains that all sorts of tourists are drawn to the Burj Khalifa, which opened to the public in 2010. Says Riew, \u201cFamilies, couples and corporate travelers are keen to include it on their agendas when they visit Dubai. Korean visitors in particular like seeing the faces of the Korean Samsung C&amp;T staff involved in the construction project, which are displayed in a prominent part of the building.\u201d<\/p><p>Riew estimates that some 70 percent of the Burj\u2019s visitors come from abroad, and says the Burj\u2019s location is also a factor for tourists. She explains, \u201cThe fact that the building is located in the center of the Dubai Media City is a massive plus for tourists. While not all visitors actually go up the Burj, almost all at least want to check out its base.\u201d<\/p><p>Even if some cannot bring themselves to scale the Burj Khalifa\u2019s dizzying heights, it seems very few global travelers can hold back the irrepressible urge to visit Dubai and lay their eyes on this unique, towering wonder.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698cf53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"698cf53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/CnT-Article-9-Worlds-Biggest-Building-Burj-Dubai-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Burj Khalifa: DID YOU KNOW?\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3NjUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA1XC9DblQtQXJ0aWNsZS05LVdvcmxkcy1CaWdnZXN0LUJ1aWxkaW5nLUJ1cmotRHViYWktMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1340\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/CnT-Article-9-Worlds-Biggest-Building-Burj-Dubai-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39765\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/CnT-Article-9-Worlds-Biggest-Building-Burj-Dubai-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/CnT-Article-9-Worlds-Biggest-Building-Burj-Dubai-1-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/CnT-Article-9-Worlds-Biggest-Building-Burj-Dubai-1-587x1024.jpg 587w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/CnT-Article-9-Worlds-Biggest-Building-Burj-Dubai-1-880x1536.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mankind has been captivated by the idea of tall buildings since the dawn of time. 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