Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world, Dubai. Dubai, Burj Khalifa: description, history and interesting facts What is in the Burj Khalifa

We rise to the very high building in the world - the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai! How much does a tour to the observation deck cost? Where to buy tickets and how to save? Read our review and advice.

It seems that the Arabs, when building the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, decided to collect all the titles of “the most”: this is the tallest above-ground structure in the history of mankind, the building with the most big amount floors, the fastest elevator, the highest observation deck, etc.

Information about Burj Khalifa Tower

The height of the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai is 828 meters, the number of floors is 163, the elevator speed is 18 m/s (according to other sources - 10 m/s). The elevator takes you to the 124th floor in a minute; in the cabin there is a board with the floor countdown.

The dream of almost all tourists in Dubai is to climb this luxurious and breathtaking building. True, no one will allow mere mortals to reach the very top. The maximum height accessible to tourists is 555 meters, or the 148th floor. But the most visited floors are 124 and 125 (456 meters). It is on these three floors that the observation decks At the Top And At the Top Sky where tickets are sold.

Burj Khalifa is a city within a city: there are offices, apartments, a hotel, restaurants, shopping centers and so on. In front of the building is the famous dancing fountain, which draws crowds with its performances. Adjacent to the skyscraper is the equally famous Dubai Mall shopping center.

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Where to buy tickets for Burj Khalifa in Dubai?

Advantages of purchasing on the official website: cheap (from 135 dirhams), you can buy tickets to the 148th floor or choose a promotion. For example, buy skyscraper + aquarium combo tickets. Website in English.

Advantages of purchasing on Sputnik: more expensive (from 180 dirhams), but in Russian. Can't select combo.

We bought tickets for Burj Khalifa on the official website. We took the combo - tower (124th and 125th floors) + aquarium. For two it turned out to be 390 dirhams.

Here are the prices for tickets to Burj Khalifa on the official website:

Interesting video! TV presenter and blogger Anton Ptushkin takes a video tour of the rich life in Dubai:

Buy tickets for the Burj Khalifa in advance, rather than at the ticket office in the Dubai Mall - it’s much cheaper! After payment, the voucher will be sent by email. You need to print it out and exchange it for a ticket at the ticket office.

What time should I choose? If you want to visit the skyscraper during the daytime, we recommend taking tickets for 8:30 or 9:00 - there are still few people at this time. At 10 and 11 a.m., the sites are already crowded: all the glass is covered with tourists taking selfies, someone is broadcasting live on Instagram, and queues are forming.

Prime time from 16:00 to 18:00 - most popular time(and the most expensive tickets). You can see the sunset, the dancing fountain and the lights of the city at night. However, can you imagine the crowd at the venues? And the fountain is beautiful from below. If you really want to look at the fountain not from the ground, go up to the balcony of the Apple Store in the Dubai Mall.

Come early. We arrived half an hour before and they let us in early. During the day and evening, it is better to arrive at least an hour in advance, as there is a queue at the ticket office and separately at the elevator.

How to get to Burj Khalifa in Dubai?

The exact address of the skyscraper is: 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai. You can take the metro to the station Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall. Then follow the signs to the Dubai Mall - along the covered walkway. Once inside the mall, follow signs for Burj Khalifa again. Next, you will reach the ticket office and go up to the elevator.

There is a small queue at the elevator; about 10 people go in at a time. In a minute you will rise to the 124th floor, where there is an open terrace with glazed walls. There is also an observation deck on the 125th floor, but it is closed. We were not on the 148th floor.

Hotel in Burj Khalifa in Dubai

If you want to have a blast, then check into the 5-star (who would doubt it) Armani Hotel Dubai 5*. It occupies 11 floors of a skyscraper. It has excellent reviews - 9.1 out of 10. A double standard costs only 35 thousand rubles!

Our review of the skyscraper

Is it worth a visit? Undoubtedly! It's expensive, but you won't regret it. It is so high that your neck starts to hurt when you look at it. To take a photograph of a skyscraper, you have to get smart.

If you don't like being in a crowd, come early in the morning - that's what we did. After 10 a.m., haze appears and visibility decreases. At sunset and at night it is beautiful, but expensive and crowded. Someone in the reviews complained that night view inferior to the morning - the lights are like lights, the view is almost like from an airplane window.

Photo of Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai

Dubai is the most Big City in the United United Arab Emirates. It attracts thousands of tourists, surprises with its rich cultural heritage, architectural landmarks. One of the last, and rather the main, is rightfully considered the Burj Khalifa tower - the tallest skyscraper in the world. It is built in a modern architectural style and attracts the attention of everyone who flies to Dubai on vacation or on a business visit.

The height of the Burj Khalifa tower is 828 meters. This is 300 meters more than the height of the building in the city of Taimpei, which is considered the main competitor of the Dubai Tower. So far, no building has been built in the world that could surpass the achieved milestone.

If you are wondering how many floors there are in the Burj Khalifa tower, then it includes 163 floors, which house 9 hotels. There is also a complex of fountains, like in Las Vegas. The total price of the high-rise is just over $4 billion.

The author of the high-rise project was a famous American architect. His name is Adrian Smith. Prior to this, he took part in the development of a high-rise building project in China, stretching upward to 420 meters. The Burj Khalifa tower itself in Dubai has become the heart of the city’s business center:

on the first 37 floors there are hotels where anyone can rent apartments of the desired level of comfort;
Floors 45-108 are occupied by 700 modern apartments, equipped in accordance with the most advanced technologies;
the rest of the area is office space, because the building was built as a business center. But even this feature did not prevent it from becoming the main architectural landmark of the city and the UAE as a whole.

To find out what the view is from the Burj Khalifa tower, just go up to the observation deck At The Top SKY. It is located on the 148th floor, at an altitude of 555 m. The ascent is carried out using a modern high-speed elevator, it is considered one of the best in the world and will take you to your destination in just a few minutes. While on the observation deck, you will be able to:

explore the entire area, because from here you have an excellent view of Dubai;
organize relaxation in the lounge;
visit the interactive room.

It is possible to go down to the observation decks located on the 124th and 125th floors. On average, you can stay at the observation decks for about an hour. This time is enough to look at the surrounding beauty from the heights of the tower. Tickets for the venues are sold on the ground floor of the high-rise building.

Important! If you buy a regular ticket to visit the Burj Khalifa in the UAE, you can save a lot of money, but in this case you will have to wait in a fairly long line to visit the site. If you don’t want to waste valuable time, you can purchase a more expensive express ticket. It costs almost twice as much, but allows you to skip the line. You can purchase a pass to the observation deck, which is located on the 148th floor, at the same ticket office or on the 124th floor.

Design features of the high-rise

It is difficult to imagine how the largest building in the city and country, the Burj Khalifa tower, is held on the surface of the earth. But this moment was carefully calculated by the designers and architects. Especially for the construction of a high-rise building, a special grade of concrete was developed that can withstand temperatures up to +50. It is poured at night, and ice must be added to the solution itself. It was this technology that made it possible to build the skyscraper in question.

If we talk about the tower itself and its features, then there are 65 two-story lifts. Their total cost is $36 million. It should be noted that you can only go from the first to the top floor using the service elevator. Residents of the building have to move between its floors with transfers. This does not bring significant inconvenience, because the fastest elevators in the world are installed here. They reach speeds of up to 18 m/s.

A modern fire system allows for the fastest possible evacuation of everyone in the building, spending no more than half an hour. The high-rise is equipped with all technologies that ensure the safety of residents and guests.

Burj Dubai (Khalifa) was recognized as the tallest building in the world on July 21, 2007, although it was opened only two and a half years later - at the beginning of 2010.

The construction of the tallest skyscraper, somewhat reminiscent of a giant stalagmite, began in 2004. Initially, Burj Dubai was supposed to become a kind of “city within a city”, with its own boulevards, lawns and even entire parks, so it is not surprising that the initial budget of the project was one and a half billion dollars, and upon completion of construction the figure turned out to be much higher - $4.1 billion.

For construction huge structure A special type of prestressed reinforced concrete was developed, which was poured only at night, and ice was added to the solution. The main distinguishing feature of such concrete is that it overcomes the inability of concrete to resist significant tensile stresses.

Changing the project from the initial version to the final one, in reverse order)

The construction of Burj Dubai was carried out at an accelerated pace, but as a result of some delays (the return of a defective batch of exclusive reflective glass panels that reduce the heating of the interior, changes to the design due to deviations from the central axis, financial problems of the developer, etc.) the opening of the building was postponed from September 9 2009 to January 4, 2010.

The height of the finished 162-story structure was 828 meters. On grand opening skyscraper, the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, said that this building is dedicated to President Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, and therefore the building is officially named “Burj Khalifa”. But by that time, the whole world had become so accustomed to calling the skyscraper Burj Dubai that no one except the emirates themselves paid attention to this renaming.

Burj Dubai is an energy self-sufficient building - the skyscraper is always provided with electricity thanks to a 61-meter wind turbine and a huge array of solar panels, occupying 15,000 sq.m.

The air conditioning system of the skyscraper is also unique - air is driven from the bottom up along the entire height of the tower, and sea water and underground cooling modules are used for cooling.

Directly in front of the Dubai Tower is the world's most beautiful musical fountain, Dubai, which cost $217 million to create.

Some interesting facts about the Burj Dubai skyscraper:

from the base of the skyscraper to the top floor there are exactly 3,000 steps;
the air temperature at the tip of the spire is 10 degrees lower than the temperature at the base of Burj Dubai;
26,000 glass panels were used to finish the facades;
the construction of the Dubai Tower took 22 million “man hours”;
the spire of the high-rise building is visible at a distance of 100 kilometers from it in any direction;
the design of the 160 hotel rooms occupying the lower floors of the Tower was carried out by Giorgio Armani himself;
observation platforms are equipped on the 43rd, 76th and 123rd floors, and on the 124th there is the “At the Top” observatory;
the world's largest swimming pool is located on the 76th floor;
on the 143rd floor is the largest in the world night club;
on the 158th floor is the tallest mosque in the world;
equipping the skyscraper with 65 elevators cost the developer $36 million. This cost is due to the fact that these elevators are the fastest in the world and reach speeds of up to 18 m/s;
upon completion of the Burj Dubai, a key part of Dubai's business center, its total cost was $20 billion

The Burj Khalifa Tower is the landmark that absolutely all tourists arriving in Dubai see. The fact is that the highest this moment building in the world is visible from anywhere in Dubai, so it is simply impossible not to see it.

We dedicate this huge article to the most iconic building in Dubai. But before moving on to the story of this building, we will present to you the basic facts about the Burj Khalifa tower.

Facts about Burj Khalifa:

Cost: $1.5 billion

Developer: EmaarProperties

Design: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Type: Skyscraper

Height: 829.84 meters

How many floors: 162

Construction of the Burj Khalifa tower

Burj Khalifa, formerly known as Burj Dubai, is located in the center of Dubai, UAE and has a height of 829.84 meters. It is the tallest man-made structure in the world. The Burj Khalifa is a stunning work of art and an incomparable feat of engineering.

Burj Khalifa is part of new development called Downtown Dubai. It is located on Sheikh Zayed Road, very close to Dubai's main business district. The developer of this tower is Emaar Properties, and the construction of the tower was carried out by Skidmore and Owings & Merrill. Samsung C&T company from South Korea, which also built the Taipei 101 and Petronas towers Twin Towers, was the main contractor for this project. The Belgian group Besix and the UAE company Arabtec were the main subcontractors.

Construction of the project began on September 21, 2004. The $1.5 billion tower has been renamed Burj Khalifa, in honor of the UAE's critically supportive President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Excavation work on the Burj Khalifa began in January 2004, and within 1,325 days of the start of excavation work, the Burj Khalifa became the tallest structure in the world.

More than 45,000 cubic meters of concrete weighing more than 110,000 tons were used to build the foundation, which has 192 piles buried to a depth of more than 50 meters. Construction of the Burj Khalifa required more than 22 million man-hours, 380 skilled engineers, more than 330,000 cubic meters of concrete and 39,000 tons of steel reinforcement.

The construction of the Burj Khalifa was carried out using special mixtures of concrete so that the building could withstand extreme loads. The consistency of the concrete used in the project was a very important aspect, since it was impossible to forget about the high temperatures that are observed in the UAE in the summer, when the thermometer sometimes creeps up to 50° C. Therefore, the concrete could not be poured during the day - it was necessary to wait until the night, when the air became cooler and the humidity became slightly higher.

World records of the Burj Khalifa tower

The Burj Khalifa has set a number of world records. In July 2007, upon completion of the 141st floor, the tower was named the tallest building in the world, while in September 2007, upon completion of the 150th floor, it was named the tallest free-standing structure in the world. After this, in April 2008, upon completion of the 160th floor, the tower was named the tallest man-made structure in the world, and in January 2009, the construction of the Burj Khalifa was completed with the installation of a spire.

Although the tower was completed in January 2009, work on the external cladding took almost another year, so the official opening ceremony of the tower took place only in January 2010.

Burj Khalifa also has several other world records to its credit, such as "tallest glass façade installation", "highest floor in the world", "highest outdoor observation deck in the world", "elevator with longest travel distance in world."

The Burj Khalifa has the world's tallest outdoor observation deck, the world's tallest mosque, the world's tallest nightclub, the world's tallest restaurant and the world's second largest swimming pool.

The Burj Khalifa Tower has numerous awards to its name, such as "Best High-Rise Building in the Middle East and Africa" and "Best Project of the Year in the Middle East".

Residences at Burj Khalifa

Residences at Burj Khalifa are one of the most prestigious types of real estate. This tower has more than 900 residences, including studios, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments.

The residences are located on floors 19 to 108 and offer a rich range of amenities. For example, there is a huge fitness room, indoor/ open pool s, Jacuzzi, lounge for meetings and events, resident library, cigar club, gourmet market, gourmet store, meeting place for residents and valet parking for guests and visitors. Residences at Burj Khalifa offer an experience of city life in at its best. They offer all the amenities of a metropolis, complemented by the amenities and security of an exclusive community.

The Burj Khalifa fitness club is open not only to residents of the residences, but also to the general public. The four-story fitness club includes amenities such as two luxurious swimming pools (indoor and outdoor), two gyms, and a ladies-only facility. Gym and a modern spa.

Each suite at Burj Khalifa is equipped with the most advanced digital and telecommunications amenities. There are special fiber optic lines here that can offer Internet access speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second. Additionally, visitors can expect uninterrupted cellular service even while riding the elevator.

Security at Burj Khalifa

The Burj Khalifa Tower is protected by a proprietary security system and a team of highly trained security professionals who are ready to ensure security, privacy and peace of mind. Security managers and security guards patrol the floors of the building and the streets around it around the clock. Thanks to security technology, access to elevators is sometimes limited.

Additionally, Burj Khalifa has a home automation system that allows residents to access an automated environment for home lighting, temperature, security and more. The system helps you access a variety of services, view account statements and pay for services.

Downtown Dubai

The tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa is located among Emaar's flagship community in Dubai, namely Downtown Dubai.

Downtown Dubai, located on Sheikh Zayed Road, close to the Toyota Flyover building, offers an unparalleled lifestyle for guests and local residents with various shopping facilities ranging from the world's largest shopping and entertainment center Dubai Mall and ending with the atmospheric Souq Al Bahar. Overall, Downtown Dubai is a lifestyle destination with a great mix of traditional and modern facilities.

Visitors can use the Dubai Metro or taxi to reach the city center. The period from November to March is the best time to visit Downtown Dubai as the weather is more pleasant during this time. However, if you decide to head here during the hot summer months, there is air conditioning on almost every corner, and even on the buses.

Main attractions near Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa Park

Designed by leading architects SWA Group, the park features six water features, palm tree walkways, gardens and flowering trees. The Burj Khalifa tower is located at the very center of this park, and at the base of this tower you will see a series of pools and fountains. All the railings, benches and signs depict images of the Burj Khalifa and the desert flower.

Plants and shrubs in the park are watered by a condensation collection system that the building uses for its cooling system. Hot and humid air during cooling forms water, which is stored in the basement of the parking lot. In a year, nearly 15 million gallons of water are produced from the air, which is equivalent to the volume of water in 20 Olympic swimming pools.

Within the Burj Khalifa Park you will also find two tennis courts, a splash pool and a children's playground.

Dubai Mall

Dubai Mall is the largest shopping center in the world total area, but is also the fifth largest shopping center in terms of total leasable area. Part of the Burj Khalifa complex, the shopping center offers 1,200 stores. Among the attractions that can be found in this shopping center are the world's largest Gold Market with more than 220 shops, Galeries Lafayette, an interesting waterfall, an indoor theme park SEGA, 22-screen Cineplex, which is the largest in Dubai, retractable roof and much more. The shopping center also includes a 250-room luxury hotel, 120 restaurants and cafes and 14,000 parking spaces.

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo

Strategically located in the heart of the Dubai Mall, the Dubai Aquarium is one of the largest indoor aquariums of its kind in the world. It even officially entered the Guinness Book of Records, as it has the largest acrylic panel in the world.

The Underwater Zoo at The Dubai Mall offers visitors the opportunity to see one of the most diverse collections of marine life in the world. The Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo has over 33,000 aquatic animals, including many sharks and rays.

Dubai Ice Rink

The Olympic size skating rink at The Dubai Mall is a multi-purpose venue that can accommodate over 2,000 guests. There is even an ice skating accessories store next to this skating rink.

SEGA Republic

SEGA Republic is Dubai's first indoor theme park located inside shopping center Dubai Mall. The sprawling theme park offers attractions such as the Sonic Bunker, Free Fall and over 150 attractions and games spread across five themed zones namely Adventure Zone, Speed Zone, Sports Zone, Redemption Zone and Cyberpop Zone.

Developed by Emaar Retail and SEGA Corporation, the SEGA Republic theme park offers visitors an exciting and unforgettable experience. It is located on the 2nd floor, between Reel Cinemas and Kidzania, and is open from 10am to 1am.

Kidzania

Kidzania is an educational and entertainment center that offers children aged 4 to 15 years of age fun in this mini-city, which has an area of about 80,000 sq.m. There are real streets, shops, buildings in which children can live their dreams. They can choose one of 70 professions, such as race car driver, pilot, policeman, firefighter, doctor, etc.

In other words, Kidzania is a small copy of a real city for children.

Cinemas

The 22-screen cinema complex at The Dubai Mall is one of the largest in Dubai. Here you can see a number of the latest international blockbusters, including 3D films.

As one of the largest THX-certified cinema complexes in the UAE, The Dubai Mall Cinema Complex offers visitors a next-dimensional cinema experience. In addition, it has a special room where you will find luxurious seating.

Hotels near Burj Khalifa

In addition to the ultra-luxurious Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa, you will find several other excellent hotels near the tower. All of these hotels offer the necessary amenities for meetings and event planning.

Armani Hotel

Located in the tallest building in the world, iconic tower Burj Khalifa, high above Downtown Dubai, the Armani Hotel is the world's first hotel to be designed by Giorgio Armani.

Every detail in the hotel bears the Armani signature. The hotel is located in the famous Burj Khalifa skyscraper and occupies the 8th, 38th and 39th floors. The Armani Hotel in Dubai offers stunning views of the city. This hotel is easy to reach as it offers its own dedicated tower entrance and is within walking distance of the largest shopping mall in the world.

The Armani Hotel offers its clients eight restaurants with a wide range of world cuisines: from Indian and Japanese cuisines to authentic Italian cuisine. In addition, in this hotel you will find a large and very famous spa center that offers a unique and excellent service for personalized treatment, personal trainer services and many other services and amenities.

Address Downtown Dubai

Address Downtown Dubai is a five-star hotel located close to the Burj Khalifa, the stunning fountain and the famous Dubai Mall.

Address Downtown Dubai offers 196 rooms, 626 serviced apartments and 25 suites across its 63 floors. In addition, this hotel near Burj Khalifa offers wide choose fine dining, state-of-the-art meeting rooms, fully equipped fitness center, swimming pools, health club and many other amenities.

The Palace

The Palace Hotel is located in close proximity to the Dubai Fountains and Burj Khalifa. It has 242 rooms, 3 restaurants and bars serving regional and international cuisine. Managers in each restaurant hotel The Palace ensures guests' satisfaction and offers personalized services.

The Palace features a full-service spa, health club, outdoor pool, steam room and sauna, pool bar, fitness center and many other amenities.

Al Manzil

Located in the prestigious Downtown area, Al Manzil Hotel is popular place among business people who come to Dubai to do business. Al Manzil Hotel is located in the heart of Dubai, just a 5-10 minute walk from Burj Khalifa. It features several luxury restaurants, a Parisian-style boardwalk, an outdoor deck pool, a state-of-the-art fitness center and much more.

Qamardeen

Situated relatively close to the Burj Khalifa, the Qamardeen Hotel offers a wide range of amenities and entertainment for its guests, with 13 Executive Suites, 123 Queens and 48 double rooms. Qamardeen Hotel's facilities include TV and internet services, meeting rooms, fully equipped rooms and a 24-hour business centre.

On the leisure front, Qamardeen Hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, a bar and café, a rooftop terrace and a concierge desk.

Burj Khalifa Observation Deck

The outdoor observation deck, called At the Top, was opened on January 5, 2010 on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper. This is the third highest open observation deck in the world, located at an altitude of 452 meters. You will probably ask why we said at the beginning of the article that the tower has the highest observation deck? The fact is that there really is such a platform in the Burj Khalifa tower. It was opened relatively recently on the 148th floor. The height of this site is 555 meters, making it the highest in the world.

The observation deck of the Burj Khalifa tower has a telescope, complemented by a special device that allows visitors not only to look at the surrounding landscape in real time, but also to view previously saved images.

The journey to the observation deck begins on the first level of the Dubai Mall. Throughout the journey, visitors will be able to watch a multimedia presentation of the history of Dubai and the marvelous Burj Khalifa. A typical visit to the site lasts almost an hour, so you have plenty of time to enjoy the views of the surrounding area.

Visitors can purchase tickets in advance for a specific date and time and receive discounts. The observation deck is open from 10am to 10pm from Sunday to Wednesday and from 10am to midnight from Thursday to Saturday.

Fountains near Burj Khalifa

The world famous fountains are located right in the large artificial lake near the Burj Khalifa. Designed by Californian company WET Design, the fountains cost Dh800 million. They are illuminated with 6,600 lights and 50 color spotlights. During the fountain show, jets of water here can soar to a height of over 200 meters. These fountain "dances" are accompanied by classical, modern or Arabic music.

The world's largest fountains at the Burj Khalifa have attracted more than 50 million visitors since their launch in May 2009. The Dubai Fountain can spray about 22,000 gallons of water into the air at one time. The main control room of the Dubai Fountains is located on the upper level of the adjacent Dubai Mall.

Fountain shows usually take place at 13:00 and 13:30, and every 30 minutes from 18:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and from 18:00 to 23:00 on weekends (Thursday, Friday and Saturday).

Would you like to touch the clouds? I think so, since you opened this article Burj Khalifa attracts many tourists to Dubai. Sometimes they go there just for her sake. Even just tourists, not romantics or dreamers, cannot get around famous tower side. It will be an eyesore, feeling like a mirage in the light haze of the hot Dubai air.

Yes, its height is amazing, but did you think that this is where its unusualness ends? After all, everyone is just talking about height? Let's figure out whether it's worth spending money on expensive tickets and how to save money if you decide to climb it.

Burj Khalifa: what's special about it?

In 2018, the Burj Khalifa (aka Burj Dubai) is still considered the tallest building in the history of mankind - 828 meters and 163 floors. Tourists cannot go up to the very top floor.

The highest level available to tourists is located on the 148th floor - the observation deck “at the Top Sky”. But most tourists limit themselves to visiting the “at the Top” site on the 124th–125th floor. Why?

The Burj Khalifa Tower is, first of all, a business center with offices and apartments, almost half of which are empty. Neither foreigners nor locals want to live behind glass and concrete. The infrastructure of the tower is well developed.

Outdoor area At the Top

On the 1st to 39th floors there is one of the best business hotels in the world - Armani 5*, the design and interior of which was personally developed by Giorgio Armani.

At.mosphere on the 122nd floor is far from the most sophisticated restaurant in Dubai in terms of interiors and cuisine. The main feature is panoramic views to the city, and therefore they do not come here to eat. But more on that later.

In addition, Burj Dubai broke records for the highest swimming pool (level 76), nightclub (144) and mosque (158). All this beauty is served by 57 elevators, only one of which rises directly from the first floor to the last.

Don't forget that the Burj Khalifa is like any other public place.

Ticket prices and how to save

It doesn’t matter as part of an excursion or on your own, you have to pay to climb the Burj Khalifa. Many people find the cost of admission unreasonably high.

The cheapest excursion to Burj Dubai (level 124–125 at sunset) that I found cost $65 per person. This price includes the climb to the observation deck, WiFi in the tower and binoculars.

During the excursion, everything is clear - tickets will be issued for you. During an independent inspection, you can buy a ticket yourself on the Russian-language website sputnik8.ru, preferably at home.

Tickets at the entrance to the tower are significantly more expensive than through the website. Tickets can be purchased no earlier than 30 days in advance. For upcoming dates, prices are significantly higher than in 4 or more days.

At the foot of the Burj Khalifa are the famous “singing fountains” and the Dubai Mall

Note! Tickets on the site must be paid with your personal card! That is, the one on which your last and first name are written. Take it with you. When receiving tickets at the box office, along with an electronic printed confirmation, you may be asked bank card, with whom the transaction took place, and check your full name with your passport!

The entrance and ticket office to the Burj Khalifa are located, oddly enough, in the Dubai Mall on the GF floor (where the parking is). In the Dubai Mall, At the Top is indicated everywhere, so it’s possible to get lost, but it’s difficult. At the entrance to the tower you will be asked for tickets. If you purchased your tickets online, they will tell you where to pick them up.

When planning an excursion, be sure to take into account the weather forecast. In fog or a dust storm it is unlikely that you will be able to enjoy the views. When getting up at sunset/dawn, take into account the time of sunset/dawn itself. And then there were incidents

Even though the Burj Khalifa does not participate in, I highly recommend checking it out. An ordinary average family of three saves at least 250 USD per week on food and entertainment with its help. .

At the Top, Burj Khalifa

The At the Top observation deck is located on floors 124 and 125. Ticket prices:

At the Top Ticket	from 09.00 to 15.30 and from 18.30 to 23:00	from 16.00 to 18.00
Adult from 12 years old	141 AED	221 AED
Children from 4 to 11.99 years	111 AED	181 AED
Children up to 4 years old	for free	for free

The cost of tickets depends on the time of rise (from 9:00 to 23:00, every half hour).

During the daytime they are the cheapest. As for me, there is nothing to do there during the day. The gray faded city does not make the right impression. The only advantage of a daytime visit is the absence of queues, and even then not always.

The time you stay inside doesn't matter. That is, you can buy a ticket for 11 am and spend the whole day on the observation deck. Nobody will kick you out. There's just not much to do there. There is no cafe/restaurant on the observation deck, there is not even anywhere to sit - everyone sits on the floor. As a result, tourists do not stay at the sites for more than two hours.

The most best time visits to the tower - sunset hours (from 16:00 to 18:00). They are also the most expensive and popular - while waiting for the rise, guests of the tower can stand in line for an hour and a half. However, I recommend this particular time, so you will see both daytime Dubai and evening Dubai with its lights and fountain shows.

A small and logical life hack to save money - take the rise at 15:30. You will have to wait a long time, but the savings are not bad. I don’t recommend taking the latest evening time, but it’s still better than a purely “daytime” time. After seven or eight in the evening it is much more interesting to be down at the Fountains than at the tower.

At the Top, Burj Khalifa SKY

The SKY observation deck is located on the 148th floor. Cost of visit:

Ticket At the Top SKY	from 19:00 to 22:00	from 09:30 to 18:00
Adult from 12 years old	375 AED	530 AED
Children from 4 to 12 years old	375 AED	530 AED
Children up to 4 years old	for free	for free

For this money, guests of the tower have access to both the 148th floor and 125-124. However, you won’t be able to move between them without hindrance - first 148, then descending to 124–125. The time spent at the observation decks is not limited.

The features of this program include not only the height of the level, but also accompaniment by a tour guide + a welcome drink and cake in Lounge SKY. In addition, level 148 is more suitable for long waits - there are quite enough sofas and armchairs.

At the Top SKY is significantly smaller than the sites on levels 124–125, but there are not many people here either.

The Lounge, Burj Khalifa

The world's tallest lounge opened in Burj Khalifa in February 2019. It is located on floors 152, 153 and 154, that is, almost 30 floors above the main observation deck At The Top and 4 above the SKY platform.

The Lounge is not an observation deck in the traditional sense, although the views are excellent and there is also an open area. This place is primarily created for a pleasant pastime and communication: guests are offered soft drinks, tea, coffee, champagne (in the evenings), as well as snacks and desserts. After sunset there are live music performances.

Prices are high, but if you have the money, it's worth a visit. Entry tickets can also be purchased on the official website of the Burj Khalifa (prices per person, regardless of age):

Program	Time
Tea in the clouds	12:30 – 14:30	15:00 – 17:00
	AED 600	AED 600
Bubbly Sundowner	17:30 – 19:00
	AED 649
Cocktails under the stars	19:30 – 21:00	21:30 – 00:00
	AED 600	AED 600

Additional services and excursions

In addition to direct tickets to the observation decks, you can purchase excursions on the official website:

Dubai Ferry (boat trip from Marina to Shindaga, Bur Dubai) - from 50 AED;
Etihad Museum of Emirates History - from 25 AED;
Dubai Fountain: an evening walk on a traditional abra boat around dancing fountains- 68.25 AED;
from a floating platform (Boardwalk) - from 20 AED;
At the Top (hereinafter referred to as ATT) at sunset + Boardwalk fountains - from 155 AED;
ATT + aquarium in Dubai Mall - from 190 AED;
ATT+ lunch at Armani Deli restaurant - from 295 AED;
ATT + dinner on the roof of The Burj Club restaurant overlooking the fountains - from 275 AED;
ATT at sunrise with breakfast (Fridays and Saturdays) - from 135 AED;
Fast track access to the At the Top observation deck - from 315 AED.

At.mosphere: restaurant and lounge

I often hear from tourists that instead of the Burj Khalifa observation decks, it is more profitable to visit the At.mosphere restaurant or lounge on the 122nd floor. In principle, I even agree, but with an amendment - it’s more profitable not in terms of money, but in terms of atmosphere.

Restaurant At.mosphere

This is a prestigious place for lunch with business partners or a romantic dinner. There are no “random” people here. To achieve this, At.mosphere not only has a strict dress code, but also a minimum order amount rule:

The Restaurant Atmosphere:

breakfast: set - 350 AED; a la carte - 200 AED;
lunch: 220 AED regardless of table location;
dinner: 880 AED for tables by the window, 580 AED for others.

At.mosphere Lounge:

lunch: 250 AED for tables by the window, unlimited for others;
afternoon tea: AED 515 for window tables, AED 440 for others.

In addition, there are restrictions on the age of guests. Lounge: from 12:00 to 17:00 children over 10 years old are allowed. From 17:00 to 02:00 over 21 years of age. Restaurant: breakfast - no age restrictions. Lunch and dinner - over 10 years.

As you can see, the amounts are substantial. But those who come here to “show off” and “for show” are far from poor people. Should observation decks be replaced by an At.mosphere restaurant or lounge? If funds allow, then I think it’s possible.

Is it worth going up to the Burj Khalifa observation decks themselves? As for me, you should only go up if you have “extra” money. Rarely is a tourist truly delighted with what he sees. For the price of tickets, everyone expects something “Wow”, but somehow it doesn’t work out. Therefore, I shift the answer to you - I really don’t know whether you will like it or not

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