Everest was in 2020… when the peak was determined to be 29,031.7 feet (8,848.86 meters) above sea level. As the total height of the Burj Khalifa is 2,722 ft. (829.8 meters), Mount Everest is 10.67 times the height of the Dubai skyscraper, showing that humanity still has quite a ways to go to rival mountains in height!
Protecting a National Asset: Burj Khalifa Towers with a 100 Year Design Life! Standing 828 meters (2,717 feet) tall and boasting more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest structure: a single tower that will eventually house 12,000 people.