Alain Robert, the urban climber known to many as 'The French Spiderman', has climbed the world's tallest building, the 'Burj Khalifa'.
Alain Robert has scaled the 'Burj Khalifa', a Dubai building that is officially the world's tallest measuring 2,717ft, reports BBC News.
It took six hours for Robert to ascend the tower in the United Arab Emirates city and his climb included the tapered spire above the top floors. A large crowd watched from the ground as Robert quickly moved up the building and the 48-year-old was picked out by numerous spotlights as darkness fell. Unlike his other climbs, which have included the Sydney Opera House and the West Federation Tower in Moscow, Robert used a harness and rope in order to meet safety regulations. In the past, the Frenchman has been considered an anti-hero after continuously attempting to evade the authorities. In 2007, he climbed the 1,378 ft 'Jin Mao Building' in Shanghai but was arrested afterwards and expelled from China. He was also arrested after scaling the Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur, the New York Times building, the GDF Suez building in Paris and Portland House in London.
Construction on Alain Robert's latest conquest began on 21st September 2004, with the exterior being completed on 1st October 2009. The building officially opened on 4th January 2010 and is part of the new flagship development called 'Downtown Dubai'. The total cost of the project was around $1.5 billion.