Saturday, May 24, 2008

( Aida ) Burj Al-Arab


The Burj Al-Arab is the hotel that located on Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai and it is managed by Jumeirah Group. It was designed by British architect, Tom Wright with the design and construction managed by Canadian engineer, Rick Gregory. It was constructed on 1994 until 1999.
The Burj Al-Arab is the world’s tallest hotel which is 321 meters tall. However, Rose Tower have take away the title in April 2008 which the height is 333 meters. But the tower still have a title as the world’s tallest atrium at 180 meters.
The Burj Al-Arab stands on an artificial island, 280 meters out from Jumeirah beach. It is built in an iconic structure, which is designed to symbolize Dubai’s urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat. The hotel cost is $650 million to build. The building contains over 70000 cubic meters of concrete and 9000 tons of steel.
The front of the tower is made of Teflon-coated fiberglass when helicopter landing pad at the top of the Burj Al-Arab.

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