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| Dubai tower closes viewing deck | Dubai tower closes viewing deck |
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| The observation deck on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, has been closed for repairs only a month after it opened. | The observation deck on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, has been closed for repairs only a month after it opened. |
| Emaar Properties, the builder of the tower, said there had been an unexpectedly high number of visitors and problems with the power supply. | Emaar Properties, the builder of the tower, said there had been an unexpectedly high number of visitors and problems with the power supply. |
| Visitors to the tower pay US $100 (UK £64) to visit the viewing deck or, if they pay in advance, about US $30. | Visitors to the tower pay US $100 (UK £64) to visit the viewing deck or, if they pay in advance, about US $30. |
| It is not known when the viewing platform will reopen. | It is not known when the viewing platform will reopen. |
| BURJ KHALIFA IN NUMBERS 95: distance in km at which its spire can be seen504: rise in metres of its main service lift57: number of lifts49: number of office floors1,044: number of residential apartments900: length in feet of the fountain at the foot of the tower, the world's tallest performing fountain28,261: number of glass cladding panels on the exterior of the tower href="/2/hi/middle_east/8439567.stm">In pictures: Building the Burj Khalifa href="/2/hi/middle_east/8439467.stm">Tower: facts and figures | |
| Dubai opened the tower on 4 January in a blaze of fireworks. | Dubai opened the tower on 4 January in a blaze of fireworks. |
| The building, which had been known as Burj Dubai, was renamed Burj Khalifa in honour the ruler of neighbouring Abu Dhabi. | The building, which had been known as Burj Dubai, was renamed Burj Khalifa in honour the ruler of neighbouring Abu Dhabi. |
| Construction of the tower began in 2004. It stands at 828m (2,716ft) high. | Construction of the tower began in 2004. It stands at 828m (2,716ft) high. |
| Clad in 28,000 glass panels, the tower has 160 floors and more than 500,000 sq m of space for offices and flats. | Clad in 28,000 glass panels, the tower has 160 floors and more than 500,000 sq m of space for offices and flats. |
| The tower also lays claim to the highest occupied floor, the tallest service lift, and the world's highest observation deck - on the 124th floor. | The tower also lays claim to the highest occupied floor, the tallest service lift, and the world's highest observation deck - on the 124th floor. |