Burj Khalifa is the Dubai skyscraper known for spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks and light shows.
The tower stands in Downtown Dubai and has served as the focal point of large public celebrations featuring fireworks, LEDs, lasers, and projections across its facade. The presentation may vary between years, but the building remains the central landmark in the televised countdown.
Burj Khalifa opened in 2010 and is the world's tallest building, with an architectural height of 828 meters. Its design was developed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, with Adrian Smith as the architect. The tower's Y-shaped plan was influenced by the form of a regional desert flower.
The New Year's display is sometimes described as occurring at the Burj Al Arab because that hotel is another famous Dubai landmark. The two buildings are separate, and Burj Khalifa's record height is what gives its countdown imagery its distinctive vertical scale.