The world's tallest building stands at 818 metres tall. The world's tallest building stands at 818 metres tall.

The Burj Dubai opens today and HME.com has compiled 10 fascinating facts on the record-breaking project:

828 - The Burj Dubai is 828 metres tall and features more than 160 floors. The world's previous tallest building the Taipei 101 stands at 508 metres.

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95 — The spire at the top of the tower can be seen from 95kms away.

22 million — A huge 22 million man-hours of labour went into the construction of project.

57 — The total number of elevators in the building.

504 — The Burj Dubai's main service lift has a capacity of 5500kgs and travels a vertical distance of 504 metres.

To read more about the Burj Dubai’s elevators click here.