Magnificent: The Sec when Lightning Slashes World’s Highest Skyscraper

The perfectly timed photos capture the stunning moment when lightning strikes Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest structure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Mohammad Azmi, a Dubai-based photographer shot this from the top of a building nearby. Burj Khalifa skyscraper stands at 829.8 meters as the highest man-made structure in the world.

According to Azmi, the most difficult part was selecting the shoot location. “We thought of going up on a rooftop, but there was the risk of getting struck by lightning instead of shooting a lighting strike,” Azmi said.

Azmi and his friend eventually decided to go on a rooftop of a 56-floor building and braved the thunderstorm in order to take these magnificent pictures.