<P> Burj Khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large - scale , mixed - use development to include 30,000 homes , nine hotels ( including The Address Downtown Dubai ) , 3 hectares ( 7.4 acres ) of parkland , at least 19 residential towers , the Dubai Mall , and the 12 - hectare ( 30 - acre ) artificial Burj Khalifa Lake . The decision to build Burj Khalifa was reportedly based on the government 's decision to diversify from an oil - based economy to one that is service and tourism based . According to officials , it was necessary for projects like Burj Khalifa to be built in order to garner more international recognition , and hence investment . `` He ( Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ) wanted to put Dubai on the map with something really sensational , '' said Jacqui Josephson , a tourism and VIP delegations executive at Nakheel Properties . The tower was known as Burj Dubai ( `` Dubai Tower '' ) until its official opening in January 2010 . It was renamed in honour of the ruler of Abu Dhabi the United Arab Emirates , Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ; Abu Dhabi and the federal government of UAE lent Dubai tens of billions of US dollars so that Dubai could pay its debts -- Dubai borrowed at least $80 billion for construction projects . In the 2000s , Dubai started diversifying its economy but it suffered from an economic crisis in 2007 -- 2010 , leaving large - scale projects already in construction abandoned . </P>
<P> Burj Khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large - scale , mixed - use development to include 30,000 homes , nine hotels ( including The Address Downtown Dubai ) , 3 hectares ( 7.4 acres ) of parkland , at least 19 residential towers , the Dubai Mall , and the 12 - hectare ( 30 - acre ) artificial Burj Khalifa Lake . The decision to build Burj Khalifa was reportedly based on the government 's decision to diversify from an oil - based economy to one that is service and tourism based . According to officials , it was necessary for projects like Burj Khalifa to be built in order to garner more international recognition , and hence investment . `` He ( Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ) wanted to put Dubai on the map with something really sensational , '' said Jacqui Josephson , a tourism and VIP delegations executive at Nakheel Properties . The tower was known as Burj Dubai ( `` Dubai Tower '' ) until its official opening in January 2010 . It was renamed in honour of the ruler of Abu Dhabi the United Arab Emirates , Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ; Abu Dhabi and the federal government of UAE lent Dubai tens of billions of US dollars so that Dubai could pay its debts -- Dubai borrowed at least $80 billion for construction projects . In the 2000s , Dubai started diversifying its economy but it suffered from an economic crisis in 2007 -- 2010 , leaving large - scale projects already in construction abandoned . </P>
what is the use of the burj khalifa
what is the use of the burj khalifa
to be the centerpiece of a large - scale , mixed - use development in order to garner more international recognition , and hence investment
to be the centerpiece of a large - scale , mixed - use development in order to garner more international recognition , and hence investment