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3 Jul 2020

World’s tallest building lit with Belarusian flag colors in honor of Independence Day

World’s tallest building lit with Belarusian flag colors in honor of Independence Day
Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MINSK, 3 July (BelTA) – The world’s tallest building – the skyscraper Burj Khalifa – has been lit with colors of the Belarusian flag in honor of Belarus’ Independence Day. A video of it is available in the Facebook account of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BelTA has learned.

The skyscraper Burj Khalifa is 828 meters high. It is located in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The building’s shape resembles a stalagmite. The building was solemnly opened on 4 January 2010.

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