Burj Khalifa Spire ★ Validated

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.

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

Engineers used a hydraulic jacking system hidden inside the building’s core. They built the spire in sections, and like a periscope rising from a submarine, they pushed the spire up piece by piece from within the building. For the final 80 meters, they had to fabricate the steel on site and weld it manually—standing on a platform 750 meters above the ground. The spire isn't just there for bragging rights. It serves three vital functions: While we call it a spire, it is