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Burj Khalifa

• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Significance: World’s tallest building
• Height: 830 meters (2,717 ft)
• Construction Started: 6 January 2004
• Construction Completed: 1 October 2009
• Opening Date: 4 January 2010
• Owner: Emaar Properties

Last verified on 28-01-2026

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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are the wonder of the ancient world, traditionally situated in Iraq

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1. Great Pyramid of Giza – Egypt - Built: c. 2560 BCE  

2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon – Iraq (ancient Babylon, near present-day Hillah)  

3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia – Greece  Built: c. 435 BCE  

4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus – Turkey  Built: c. 550 BCE, rebuilt c. 323 BCE

5. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus – Turkey  Built: c. 350 BCE  

6. Colossus of Rhodes – Greece  Built: c. 292–280 BCE  

7. Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos of Alexandria) – Egypt Built: c. 280 BCE 

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The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense.

Located in Arlington County, Virginia

It was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II

As a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase The Pentagon is often used as a metonym 

It is the world's second-largest office building

Construction started: 11 September 1941

Completed: 15 January 1943

Floor count 7 (2 underground)

Architect(s): George Bergstrom and David J. Witmer

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The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States.

Built from 1930 to 1931.

Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of the state of New York.

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The building's design was prepared by a famous Japanese firm, M/S Kenzo Tange Associates. 

It is located on the Constitution Avenue in Islamabad, Pakistan. 

The Construction started in the 1960s

Building Completed in 1993

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Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building.

It is situated in Dubai

Its height is 830 meters (2,717 ft),

Construction of the Burj Khalifa began on 6 January 2004

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Burj Khalifa height: 830 meters

Construction of the Burj Khalifa began:2004

Burj Khalifa completed: 2009

Burj Khalifa situated: Dubai

AGM  5.2.23

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The Burj Khalifa is a mixed-use skyscraper located in Dubai, U.A.E.

It is the world's tallest building, according to all three of the main criteria by which such buildings are judged.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has developed its own system for classifying tall buildings, stating that the Burj Khalifa (828 m.) is the world's tallest building right now.

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Construction of the Burj Khalifa began in 2004 and completed five years later in 2009.