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Burj Khalifa

Recorded year2010

An 828 m tower made possible by high-strength concrete and computer modelling.

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Built on

Concrete skyscraperRecorded · 1903enables
Steel-frame supertallRecorded · 1931enables
Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948requires
Tower craneRecorded · 1949enables
Building information modellingRecorded · 1987enables

Led to

Mile-high towersForecast · ~2070enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.