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020 _a9781624693502
020 _a1624693504
035 _a(OCoLC)1016161767
092 _a720.483
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aLeavitt, Amie Jane,
_eauthor.
_9131640
245 1 4 _aThe Burj Khalifa /
_cAmie Jane Leavitt.
264 1 _a[Kennett Square, Pennsylvania] :
_bPurple Toad Publishing, Inc.,
_c[2018]
264 4 _c©2018
300 _a32 pages :
_bcolor illustrations, color map ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
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336 _astill image
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337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBuilding on a dream
505 0 _aA grand opening -- Dreaming higher -- Testing the design -- Construction challenges -- Maintaining a mammoth structure -- Chronology.
520 _aThe Burj Khalifa soars into the sky at an impressive 2,722 feet. When constructed, this architectural masterpiece exceeded the height of other buildings by 1,052 feet. And because of the records this building set, it is now known that buildings can continue to rise higher and higher into the clouds. The architect and structural engineer for the Burj Khalifa used advanced engineering principles to design, test, and construct this mammoth structure. Specialty tools, fearless workers, and skilled professionals all worked to overcome construction challenges. What exactly does it take to construct the tallest building in the world?
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (page 29) and index.
610 2 0 _aBurj Khalifa (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
_vJuvenile literature.
_9214585
650 0 _aSkyscrapers
_zUnited Arab Emirates
_zDubai
_vJuvenile literature.
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651 0 _aDubai (United Arab Emirates)
_xBuildings, structures, etc.
_vJuvenile literature.
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655 7 _aIllustrated works.
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830 0 _aBuilding on a dream.
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