The Burj Al Arab in Dubai

However, the tallest building to be used exclusively as a hotel is the Burj Al Arab in Dubai ( excluding the taller Ryugyong Hotel which was never in use ).

Lined with 28 annular corridors and staircases arrayed in a spiral, it is 27 m in diameter with a clear height of approximately 115 m. It is one of the tallest atriums in the world, the tallest being Burj Al Arab's.

Sheikh Mohammed oversaw the development of numerous projects in Dubai including the creation of the Palm Islands and the luxury Burj Al Arab hotel.

Burj Al Arab (, Tower of the Arabs ) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island from Jumeirah beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge.

The beachfront area where Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach.

Dubai Chicago Beach Hotel remained as the Public Project Name for the construction phase of Burj Al Arab Hotel until Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the new name.

Burj Al Arab was designed by architect Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC.

The structure of the Rose Rayhaan, also in Dubai, is taller than Burj Al Arab.

Despite its size, Burj Al Arab holds only 28 double-story floors which accommodate 202 bedroom suites.

Burj Al Arab has attracted criticism as well

" Yet another: " Emulating the quality of palatial interiors, in an expression of wealth for the mainstream, a theater of opulence is created in Burj Al Arab … The result is a baroque effect ".

* Burj Al Arab official website

* Burj Al Arab Hotel on CTBUH Skyscraper Center

* Atkins, the designers and engineers behind Burj Al Arab

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Lobby of the Burj al Arab in Dubai, United Emirates

* The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, built on an artificial island, is structured in the shape of a boat's sail.

Burj Khalifa ( " Khalifa Tower "), formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at.

Nearby is the former Arab village of Umm Burj.

About 35, 000 tonnes of steel that once held this building together have been shipped to the United Arab Emirates to be used for the construction of the Burj Khalifa.

The journalist " described Burj al Arab in her article as above and beyond anything she had ever seen and called it a seven-star hotel.

* Tom Wright Burj al Arab architect's official website

Now it is the tallest tower in the world, 634 meters high, and second tallest ( man-made ) structure on Earth, next to Burj Khalifa.

* 2010 – Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is officially opened.

The building is home to offices and restaurants, as well as about 700 condominiums and contains the third highest residence ( above adjacent ground level ) in the world, after the Trump Tower ( also in Chicago ), and the Burj Khalifa ( in Dubai ).

The building with the most stories is the Burj Khalifa, with 162.

* For an observer standing at the top of the Burj Khalifa ( in height ), the horizon is at a distance of.

Another notable SOM engineer is Bill Baker, who is best known as the engineer of Burj Khalifa ( Dubai, 2010 ), the world ’ s tallest manmade structure.

The total budget for the Burj Khalifa project is about US $ 1. 5 billion ; and for the entire new " Downtown Dubai ", US $ 20 billion.

( The tallest skyscraper is now the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE ).

He is noted for his contributions to the designs for some of the multi-billion dollar projects in the United States, Middle East and India including Chicago's 100-story John Hancock Center, 75-story JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, 160-story Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai ( present tallest tower in the world ) and The Imperial Twin Towers, Tardeo, Mumbai, India.

It is the fourth-tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth-tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights ; by roof height, only the Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, Willis Tower, International Commerce Centre and Burj Khalifa exceed it.

* 2010: Global Icon award, Burj Khalifa is the first recipient of this award announced on 25 October 2010., Dubai, UAE.

A compliant piled tower design, it is 609. 9 metres ( 2, 001 ft ) high, and was arguably the tallest free-standing structure in the world, until surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2008, although this claim is disputed since only 75 metres of the platform are above water.

According to the Avesta, Persia is pillaged every three years by outsiders, and when this happens, the angel Burj sends Chamrosh out to fly onto the highest mountaintop then snatch the pillagers in its talons as a bird does corn.

*" The Tower " or " al Burj " is an old Crusader fort located in the southern part of the city.

It is the second tallest land-based structure ever built, being surpassed as tallest by the Burj Khalifa, completed in 2010.