About the deck
At the Top is the 124th-floor outdoor observation deck of the Burj Khalifa at 452 metres. It was the world's highest observation deck from 2010 until 2011. The outdoor terrace wraps the building's narrow upper shaft at this elevation, offering views across Dubai, the Persian Gulf, and the Arabian Desert.
The deck sits within the Burj Khalifa's occupied zone at 452m - 133m below the architectural top at 585m, and 376m below the building's ultimate tip at 828m. A 148F deck (At the Top SKY) sits 103 metres higher at 555m..
The honest take
At the Top is at 452 metres. The building top is at 828 metres. The gap between where the elevator stops at this deck and where the building is officially claimed to end is 376 metres. That is itself taller than the Empire State Building (381m). The Burj Khalifa's 29.3% Vanity Ratio is the product of a building that is genuinely enormous but which claims to be more enormous still.
See the full height breakdown: Burj Khalifa profile.
Height in context
Elevation data
Deck elevation: 452m (1483 ft)
Floor: 124
Access type: Outdoor
Data notes
Height and floor data sourced from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA). Ticket prices verified from official sources on 2026-05-09. Prices change frequently - verify before booking.
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