Suppose you are on the 160th floor of the Burj Khalifa, and a fire breaks out in the building. Will you climb down the stairs for 160 floors? For such scenarios, in cases of emergency, after every 25 floors, there are pressurized and air-conditioned refuge areas. Additionally, staircases have been built with fire-proof concrete to limit the spread of fire.
Here, it is interesting to note that, over the last 12 years, even though no building could beat the Burj Khalifa, of the 20 tallest buildings currently, 17 have been built after the Burj Khalifa. Such as the Merdeka 118 at 679m. Under construction in Kuala Lumpur. It will be officially inaugurated in mid-2023. But it has already become the second-tallest building in the world.
Though it’s a commendable effort but 679m is still far from 829m. But several buildings have been planned to be taller than the Burj Khalifa. Of which, at least 2 of the buildings are already under construction. The first is the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia. If it is constructed as planned it will be the first building to exceed the height of 1km. Its design is quite similar to the Burj Khalifa, because both buildings have the same architect.
