The Burj Tower cost about 1.5 billion dollar to build, has a height of an astonishing 828 meters and is still visible from a distance as far of 95 kilometers. First it was known as the Burj Dubai Tower, but soon this transformed into the Burj Khalifa Tower, named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the  president of the United Arab Emirates.

In May 2008 two men travelled all the way to Dubai to attempt a world record base jump off the worlds tallest building.