▁restaur ants , ▁c af es ▁and ▁l ou ng es ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁F ount ains . ▁ ▁Land marks ▁ ▁Bur j ▁K hal ifa ▁▁ ▁Bur j ▁K hal ifa ▁is ▁the ▁cent rep ie ce ▁of ▁Dow nt own ▁Dub ai . ▁At ▁, ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁tall est ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁tall est ▁man - made ▁structure ▁ever ▁built . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁ready ▁for ▁occup ancy ▁by ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Bur j ▁K hal ifa ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁cost ▁US $ 1 . 5 ▁billion . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁the ▁tall est ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁Bur j ▁K hal ifa ▁holds ▁six ▁other ▁world ▁records , ▁including ▁‘ t all est ▁free - standing ▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁world ’ , ▁‘ e lev ator ▁with ▁the ▁longest ▁running ▁distance ▁in ▁the ▁world ’ ▁and ▁‘ high est ▁number ▁of ▁store ys ▁in ▁the ▁world ’ . ▁ ▁The ▁Dub ai ▁Mall ▁▁ ▁The ▁Dub ai ▁Mall ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁by ▁total ▁area . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁sh ops ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁numerous ▁attra ctions , ▁including ▁an ▁Olympic - size ▁ice ▁r ink , ▁an ▁aqu arium ▁and ▁a ▁water ▁zoo . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁owner