The Burj Khalifa in Dubai has held the title of the world’s tallest building since it was completed in 2010. With 163 floors, this impressive skyscraper stands at 2,717 feet tall.
The building’s designers were no strangers to tall towers: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill is the same firm that designed Chicago’s Willis Tower and One World Trade Center in New York City. This building in the United Arab Emirates includes offices, residential units and the 304-room Armani Hotel. It was also famously featured during a heart-stopping scene in “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.”
As of 2014, the Burj Khalifa is additionally home to the highest observation deck in the world. If you want to experience views from the staggering skyscraper firsthand, you can purchase tickets to the 148th and 125th floors. The experience allows visitors to take a virtual birds’-eye-view tour of Dubai through interactive viewfinders.