Google’s Street View is handy for when you want to know what a storefront looks like, a friend’s home looks like, or if you want to know what Dubai looks like from 2,722 feet up in the air. If you suffer from acrophobia, this might be a great way to check out the top of the world’s tallest building without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home. The images show off the view from the observation deck on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, considered the world’s tallest manmade structure. (in comparison, Chicago’s Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, is a mere 1,729 feet high; and the Empire State Building, a mere 1,454 feet.)This is the first time that the Street View team has collected images of a skyscraper, Google said, and the 360-degree panoramic photos were captured over three days using the Street View Trekker, a backpack equipped with its own camera system. Google also used their Street View Trolley to help snap photos in narrow and crowded places.The Burj Khalifa boasts the highest swimming pool in the world on the 76th floor, and the tallest occupied floor in the world at floor 163.
