Photographer Zohaib Anjum waited seven years for the perfect snapshot: lightning striking the tallest structure in the world, the Burj Khalifa.

“A moment captured for eternity”: On January 12, 2020, photographer Zohaib Anjum shared a spectacular photo via Facebook . It shows the tallest structure in the world, the Burj Khalifa, as lightning strikes its top.

According to his own statements, he waited for the right moment for 7 years and fulfilled a personal dream on January 10, 2020.

Whatever the weather, the Dubai-based architectural photographer waited in the same square to capture this stunning shot. Just two minutes after he set up his camera, a storm front passed over the desert city.

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The Burj Khalifa opened in 2010 and has since been considered the tallest structure in the world. Previously, the Taipei 101 skyscraper held this title as the tallest man-made building.

In 2014, the Burj Khalifa motif helped Zohaib Anjum win the prestigious Monochrome Awards honoring black and white photography in London, winning an Honorable Mention in Architecture. It seems like he is the photographer's favorite subject.

Further information about the Burj Khalifa:

The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Until it was inaugurated, the building was called Burj Dubai , but since then it has borne the name of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nahyan.

The Burj Khalifa was built by the project company Emaar Properties according to plans by the architect Adrian Smith from the American architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Since April 2008 it has been the tallest building in the world, has the most floors in the world and also the highest usable floor. Construction work began in 2004 and the final height of 828 meters was reached in January 2009. The building was inaugurated on January 4, 2010.

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