Top 10 Burj Khalifa facts: Part 3

Did you know that the Burj Khalifa weighs 500,000 tonnes when empty?

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Following the popularity of 'Top 10 Burj Khalifa facts' and 'Top 10 Burj Khalifa facts: Part 2', here are another ten things that you may not know about the world’s tallest building.

50 Depth to which piles used in tower’s foundations were sunk, in metres

3.7 Thickness of concrete mat used in building’s foundations, in metres

1000 Number of pieces of exclusive art that adorn the Burj and adjoining Boulevard

1325 Number of calendar days it took for Burj to become ‘tallest manmade structure’

500,000 Weight of empty building, in tonnes

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