Special Buildings

The Burj Khalifa

The Burj Khalifa is in Dubai and it is the tallest building in the world. It took five years to construct. The Burj Khalifa opened in 2 ! with a big party. Fireworks lit up the sky. The world"s largest fountain shot water high into the air. #lso$ two %en parachuted %ore than 2$2 feet fro% high on the building to set a new world record. It has the world"s highest swi%%ing pool$ on the !2&rd floor. There are fifty'four elevators$ that can travel as fast as ( %iles an hour. If the elevators stop working$ &$ stairs go fro% top to botto%. #nd when it"s ti%e to clean the windows$ &) workers will spend about three %onths washing the%. The Burj Khalifa is twice as high as the *%pire State building.

Read and answer the questions about the Burj Khalifa.

!. +here is the tallest tower in the world, 2. -ow long did it take to build the Burj Khalifa, &. -ow did they celebrate the opening, (. .an you go swi%%ing in this building, /. -ow %any lifts are there, ). -ow long does it take to clean the windows, 0. +hich tower is taller$ the *%pire State Building or the Burj Khalifa,