Burj Al Arab (Dubai)

United Arab Emirates / Dubai / Dubai / Jumeira Road, 868
 hotel, skyscraper, 1999_construction
شارع جميرا، - Umm Suqeim 3 - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971 4 301 7777
www.burj-al-arab.com/

The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, "Tower of the Arabs") is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. Its construction started in 1994 and ended in 1999. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC. The hotel cost $650,000,000 to build. At 321 metres (1,053 ft) and 60 floors, it is the tallest building used exclusively as a hotel. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.

Burj Al Arab characterizes itself as the world's only "7-star" property, a designation considered by travel professionals to be hyperbole. All major travel guides and hotel rating systems have a 5-star maximum, which some hotels attempt to out-do by ascribing themselves "6-star" status. Yet according to the Burj Al Arab's official site, the hotel is a "5-star deluxe hotel".

The Burj Al Arab was built to resemble the sail of a Dhow, a type of arabian vessel. Its design features a steel exoskeleton wrapped around a reinforced concrete tower. Two wings spread in a V to form a vast mast, while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium by a teflon-coated fibreglass sail. During the day, the white fabric allows a soft, milky light inside the hotel, whereas a clear, glass front would produce blinding amounts of glare and a constantly increasing tewperature. At night, both inside and outside, the fabric is lit by colour changing lights. Near the top of the building is a suspended helipad supported by a cantilever which has featured some of the hotel's notable publicity events.

The hotel's interior was designed by Kunan Chew. It features the tallest atrium lobby in the world at 180 metres. It is formed by the building's V-shaped span, dominates the interior of the hotel, and takes up over 1/3 of the interior space. Despite its size, the Burj Al Arab holds only 28 double-story floors which accommodate 202 bedroom suites. It is one of the most expensive hotels in the world. The cost of staying at a suite begins at $1,000 per night. The Royal Suite is the most expensive, at $28,000 per night.

One of its restaurants, Al Muntaha, is located 200 metres above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 metres from either side of the mast, and is accessed by a panoramic elevator. Another restaurant, the Al Mahara, which is accessed by a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 35,000 cubic feet of water. The tank, made of acrylic glass in order to withstand the water pressure, is about 18 centimetres thick.

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  1. AL Muntaha Restaurant
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Al_Arab
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Coordinates:   25°8'28"N   55°11'7"E

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  • النية كانت حسنة في بناءه وسمي ببرج العرب لانتماء عروبي بحت ولكن وأه من لكن .... الصليبيين لايريدون لنا أي علو أو تقدم
  • very good hotel . Velcom to the latvia - town Rezekne
  • mind blowing massive project one must have to see it to live.
  • Incredible Hotel.
  • What stupidity, this is definitely the best hotel in the world. Shame on those who say bad things bout it.
  • itis not 5 stare it is 7
  • Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah.... pls type your comments in english, ao all can read properly
  • واللة حرام التحفة المعمارية تبقى اكبر صليب فى العالم
  • Its a unique sign of modern engineering marvels.--Vaijanath R G (India,Bangalore)
  • One of the best and expensive hotels in the world!
  • marvelous
  • Very Beautiful and mind blowing. I will go with my wife Inshallah to spend a week in it.
  • أبو التخلف!! احنا عرب وفي دولة عربية ولغتنا عربية ليش تبونا نعلق بالانجليزي؟؟؟ صدق معقدين ومتخلفين الله يهديييييييييييكم
  • What a specticular structure. Unbelievable.
  • غير حق خمر
  • صليب و لا غيره لو تشوف الفندق جدامك ما بتشوف الصليب لكن من بعسد هيه و اذا جذه على الصليب معظم السيوف هذي اللي يلعب بها الصغاريه على شكل صليب و هذا الاماراتي اللي يقول حق خمر خله يجيك جوازه اصدر بحكم القانون و الا التجنيس
  • future working place
  • شو ها من جدام هالهلا ومن ورا يعلم الله من وراء برج العرب علامة صليب يوم سرت برج العرب ما لقيت ولا اماراتي كلهم اجانب وصتغربت انا في الامارات ولا امريكا هذا يسمون تحكم دبي الي يسيرها ما يجوف الا الاجانب معنها بلاده الله يعلم عقب شو بستوي
  • had haram ou hechoma rakom ghire walade al 9habe
  • بعدني لحدا هلأ ما زرته للبرج
  • ريم ما فهمت شو قصدك
  • I dont think this is incredible. It is Christian Mark Logo in an Islamic country. Shame
  • an awesome hotel....worth staying...feels like heaven...no wonder 7 star
  • بار في الطابق الارضية لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله دبي من برة هالله هالله ومن جوة ........ بلاش نكمل الكل عارف شو فيها امريكا لسا الطف
  • مسمينة برج العرب أو هو مافي ولا عربي يوم سرت عند برج العرب حسبت عمري سرت أمريكا بالغلط
  • A great structure...the only problem is that it was built on the backs of many laborers who were discriminated against and treated with some of the most inhumane, lowest, and poorest labor standards in the world. This is a great country, but it needs to improve its labor standards. Despite its huge wealth, it still has some of the worst and discriminatory labor standards in the whole world.
  • its like a heaven on the earth
  • Stupendous !
  • I personally agree with "Democracy", but they did a one-of-the-kind thing, which now allows Dubai to have another thing to be proud of, and I think it has worth its money, not to mention all the innovations applied to building the island and to protect it. Though, I think that its drawback is the cost, which will be considered normal only by multi-millionairs, the men to wich Burj-Al-Arab and Jumeirah resorts are destined to.
  • check out premier inn sheffield (uk) city center, that hotel is much, much taller (almost as big as the burj dubai) and much better looking. i want to see that masterpiece in sheffield, but not the eyesore (this, to be presice) in dubai.
  • khamer 7ag el mase7een not for muslims ....
  • One of the worlds best structure,,,,
  • RY was here for breakfast, 19/04/12. They could have offerd more for the amount they charge; surely that wouldn't make a huge dent in their profits.
  • omg best hotel ever
  • ما اروعك يا امارات الغالية
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