Burj Khalifa
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The Burj Khalifa is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Designed by the SOM architectural firm, it is the world's tallest structure, with a total height of 829.8 m and a roof height
The Burj Khalifa viewed across the Dubai Fountain in October 2012
Photographic silhouette of the Dubai skyline; the Burj Khalifa is visible at the centre
The spiral minaret at the Great Mosque of Samarra
The Dubai Fountain
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 2004 until his death in 2022.
Burj Khalifa
…operational with the opening of its last major facility in 2011. The building is named after the former president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The United Arab Emirates government provided Dubai with financial support as the developer, Emaar Properties, experienced financial problems during…
Sheikh Khalifa in 1997
Khalifa and U.S. President George W. Bush at Abu Dhabi International Airport, 13 January 2008
Sheikh Khalifa with his father Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan in 1971