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| The highest in the world, Burj Khalifa Have Three times breaking the fast |
However, have you ever heard of the existence of different breaking the fast in one building? According to a note written Kompas.com Research Network Coordinator Hilal rukyatul Indonesia and Chairman of the Board of Experts Hisab and Regional Rukyat Kebumen, Muh Ma'rufin Sudibyo, this happens in the Burj Khalifa or popular as well as all-Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates ,
Came the news that the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Social in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) has published a special Ramadhan schedule imposed in this tower.
As the tallest skyscraper in the world since 2010 until now and is located in a Muslim country, Khalifa Tower into specific aspects that are treated differently in terms of schedule Imsakiyah Ramadan compared to other locations in Dubai.
The special schedule, said Ma'rufin, split into three groups Khalifa Tower of breaking the fast, each disputing one minute. Thus, when the ground floor occupants in tall buildings have iftar for example at 19:02, the top floor of the new occupants may dine in three minutes later (at 19:05).
Khalifa tower itself is building the 828-meter high skyscraper that stands on the mainland with a 5 meter elevation. However, its top floor is situated at an altitude of 585 meters, where high-sunset or sunrise is -1.54 degrees from the horizon. Meanwhile, the higher the sunset / sunrise on the ground floor is -0.90 degrees only.
With reference to the simple rules where high difference of 1 degree is equivalent, different time of 4 minutes and rounding to the nearest integer, then the difference between the high sun in the ground floor and the top of the time difference equivalent to 3 minutes.
In further detail, it is time to break the fast to a height of 116 meters is the same as breaking the fast on the ground floor was added one minute. While, at an altitude of between 116 to 373 meters was added two minutes. And at an altitude of between 373 to 585 meters was added three minutes.
The highest in the world
Starting from the bottom up to the peak, Burj Khalifa Dubai has more than six times the height of the National Monument (Monas). The building became visible very tall when compared with the monument which is only 132 meters high. A peak can be seen at distances up to 95 kilometers.
Burj Dubai is also a hotel and residences that can accommodate 900 people. Giorgio Armani became one of the first tenants and opened the world's first Armani Hotel there with 160 rooms and a 144-room Armani Residences apartments.
Similarity between the monument and the Burj Dubai as one of the iconic tourist destinations. Of course facility and completeness in Burj Dubai far more numerous and varied. Four special flooring for fitness and leisure facilities. There is even a cigar club. Floor 122 was made for the restaurant.
While on the 124th floor at a height of 442 meters is provided binoculars are equipped with a digital display to see the sights of Dubai and its surroundings from above. This is the highest observation deck of a building in the world.
Record
Burj Dubai also broke the record as the tallest structure in the world which previously held KVLY-TV in Blanchard, North Dakota, United States and the highest-free structure that previously held the CN Tower Toronto.Burj Dubai the tallest structure meets all the criteria, not just following antennas and accessories, but also the highest when measured as well as the highest part of the main building where people lived according ratings CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat).Although the total height of over 800 meters, the highest occupied floor only to a height of 636 meters. While the concrete structure supporting the 574.4 meter tall.
Burj Dubai also features the world's fastest elevators moving at speeds of up to 16.7 meters per second or 60 kilometers per hour. It is also part of the ever-operated lift highest in the world.
The ground floor area of 334,000 square meters. Surrounded by a garden area of 15 hectares and include an underground parking area for 3,000 vehicles.
The construction of Burj Dubai which in Arabic means Dubai Tower that require a material very much. Concrete is used only, if the count is calculated by the equivalent weight of about 100,000 adult elephants.
To meet the daily water needs, Burj Dubai supplied 15 million gallons of water, equivalent to 20 Olympic-size swimming pool. While cooling facilities required to process the equivalent of 10,000 tons of ice melt every day. For the lighting needs which is equivalent to 360,000 light bulbs of 100 watts each.
Total of all costs required to complete the Burj Dubai is about 4.1 billion US dollars, or around Rp 40 trillion. The fee is part of Downtown Dubai mega project investment worth 20 billion US dollars.
Burj Dubai, designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, the architectural consultant in Chicago, USA. The project developer is Emaar Properties, which is one of the largest property developers in the Arabian peninsula.
While the project contractor is Samsung joint Besix from Belgium and a local company Arabtec. Burj Dubai is located on Sheikh Zayed Road intersection precisely Doha Street.
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