The top leading tourist attraction of dubai, Burj Khalifa is tallest building of the world. This 828 meters high tower features probably the most exciting and stunning attractions. Dubai Fountain or Burj Khalifa fountain is one of them. This skyscraper also known as Burj Dubai is the world’s tallest manmade structure measuring 829.84 meters. The tower is designed by Merrill, Skidmore and Owings, the designers of the Sears Tower in Chicago. Burj Khalifa was initially designed for the purpose to act as a multifunctional center hosting almost 30,000 homes, nine hotels, a large spot of about 3 hectares for parkland, 19 residential towers, the famous and adorable by all the tourists Dubai Mall and the man-made Burj Khalifa Lake, that occupies about 12 hectares area. One of the building’s biggest attractions is its observatory deck. It is located on the 124th level of the building and in 2013 it was particularly popular among international tourists. According to statistics, more than half of the people who stop by Burj Khalifa’s observatory were namely international tourists.
Although the observatory deck is the most popular attraction in the tower, it is only located at a little over 450 meter above the ground. In contrast, the total height of the building is 828 meters. It is also the most popular & top leading tourists attraction in Dubai, though burj Khalifa is not only the tallest tower in the world. The massive building was visited by a record number of visitors last year – 1.87 million. This means that in 2013 an average of 156,000 people visited Burj Klalifa every month. That is about 13% more compared to 2012, when the tower welcomed 1.66 million tourists.
One of the building’s biggest & top leading tourist attractions fo dubai is its observatory deck. It is located on the 124th level of the building and in 2013 it was particularly popular among international tourists. More than half of the people who stop by the top tourist attraction, Burj Khalifa’s observatory were namely international tourists, according to statistics. Although the observatory deck is the most popular attraction in the tower, it is only located at a little over 450 meter above the ground. In contrast, the total height of the building is 828 meters.
German travelers demonstrated the biggest interest in the tower last year. They made up about 23% of all the tourists who visted Burj Khalifa top tourist attracttion, in 2013. The British are also interested in Dubai’s record-breaker since they accounted for another 15%. Russia and India each have a share of 11%, while the U.S. visitors reached 10%. Australia, Italy and China each contributed to another 5%, while the Netherlands and France have 4% each. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, provided the most tourists from the GCC region.-Dubai Chronicle.
John Herry
