Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Tallest Structure in the World

The Burj Khalifa, yeah i know its hard to pronounce, but it is what it is. The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the tallest man-made structure to date, reaching a height of 828 m. Completed in October of 2009, the superstructure is stable and secure, leaving dead animals in its wake--that is a slight exaggeration. The foundation is a large reinforced mat that is 3.7 meters thick with a total of 12,500 cubic meters of concrete. The core structure system itself is essentially a spiraling "Y" shape, used to reduce oncoming wind against the tower. But this all can be summed up in one picture.

Damn...

That is super pretty.

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