2. Buildings and Facts
Name of
Building:
The
Height of
The
Building:
Year It Was
Constructed:
BurjKhalifa 2,717
feet, 828
meters
2010
Taipei 101 1,671
feet, 509
meters
2004
Shanghai
World
Financial
Center
1,614 feet,
492
meters
2008
International
Commerce
Centre
1,589 feet,
483
meters
2009
BurjKhalifa:
-6,000,o00 square feet
-12,000 workers per day
-Consumes 250,000 gallons of water per day
Taipei 101:
-There are 61 elevators
-The fastest elevator is 37.7 mph
-Alain Robert, climbed the tower on Christmas of
2004
S.W.F.C
-Highest observation deck in the world
-In 2007, two of the upper floors caught on fire
-The final steel girder was installed in September of
2007
International Commerce Centre
-Changes to the design costs over 200,000,000 USD
-It is located near the Jin Mao Tower
-The maximum elevator speed is 600 meters per
minute
4. Measurement Chart
Cm. meter Km. Ft. Yrd. miles
BurjKhalifa 82,000 828 0.828 2,717 905.6 0.52
Taipei 101 5o,900 509 0.509 1,671 557 0.32
Shanghai World
Financial Center
49,200 492 0.492 1,614 538 0.30
International
Commerce Centre
48,300 483 0.483 1,589 529.6 0.301
5. Explain How you got your Info
Well, after looking for the proper website, I found this
site for the measurements
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/topten/tall
estbuildins
For the facts I used About.com