ZAHID Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure comp ete!

te! on 1 "ctober 200#$ %he bui !ing officia & opene! on 4 'anuar& 2010, an! is part of the new 2 (m2 )4#0*acre+ !e,e opment ca e! Downtown Dubai at the -.irst Interchange- a ong Shei(h Za&e! /oa!, near Dubai-s main business !istrict$ %he tower-s architecture an! engineering were performe! b& S(i!more, "wings an! 0erri of Chicago, with A!rian Smith as chief architect, an! 1i 1a(er as chief structura engineer$ 21032113 %he primar& contractor was Samsung C4% of South 5orea$

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During the summer of 200#, whi e 1ur6 5ha ifa was sti un!er construction, contestants from The Amazing Race 15 ,isite! the 120th f oor to co ect a c ue$ %he he ipa! of the bui !ing was ater feature! as the pitstop of the fourth eg of the race in the secon! season of the rea it& competition series The Amazing Race Australia$ Some scenes of the 2012 0a a&a am anguage mo,ie, Diamond Necklace, !irecte! b& 7a 'ose were shot in 1ur6 5ha ifa$ It is the first In!ian fi m featuring this bui !ing$21183 %he bui !ing features prominent & in the 2012 ,i!eo game Spec Ops: The Line !e,e ope! b& 9ager De,e opment an! pub ishe! b& 25 :ames$ It is referre! to on & as ;the ta est bui !ing in Dubai; !uring the course of the stor& an! is not a particu ar & c ose i(eness of the rea structure$ In the Histor& Channe show Life After eople episo!e ;Home <rec(e! Homes;, 1ur6 5ha ifa is shown to ha,e been strippe! of most of its g ass faca!e !ue to high*spee! !esert win!s, before it co apses from corrosion of its base, 2=0 &ears after peop e$ %he music ,i!eo for Imran 5han-s song Satisf&a ha! mu tip e scenes fi me! at the 1ur6 5ha ifa$

A substantia part of the p ot of !ission: "mpossi#le $ %host rotocol , the fourth of the !ission: "mpossi#le fi m series, ta(es p ace in an! aroun! the 1ur6 5ha ifa an! in,o ,es %om Cruise-s character >than Hunt ha,ing to sca e a arge section of the exterior using high*tech a!hesi,e g o,es in or!er to access an! hac( the bui !ing-s securit& s&stems$ .i ming inc u!e! stuntwor( on the bui !ing-s exterior with some scenes shot in the I0A? format$