Spire: Burj Khalifa
The Burj’s spire is technically a sitting on top of the concrete core.
That’s not cheating. That’s genius. How tall do you think a building can actually get before a steel spire isn't enough? Let me know in the comments below. burj khalifa spire
They didn't use a helicopter. They built it from the inside out . The Burj’s spire is technically a sitting on
While we call it a spire, it is functionally a 200-meter communications mast. It houses over a dozen TV, radio, and mobile network transmitters. Without it, your cell phone would drop the call the moment you walked into downtown Dubai. The View From Hell You might think the observation deck (At The Top) is high enough. That sits at 555 meters. The spire starts above that. How tall do you think a building can
No. It is the most extreme part of an extreme building. Without the spire, the Burj Khalifa would just be a very nice, very tall office block. With the spire, it is a needle threading the jet stream.