Burj Al Arab

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The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: ??????? ?, The Arabian Tower ) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is the third tallest hotel in the world (although 39% of its total height consists of space that can not be habitable). Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah Beach and connected to the mainland by a private curved bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to resemble a sailing ship. It has a helipad near the roof at an altitude of 210 m (689 ft) above the ground.

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Site

The beach area where Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel was previously located is called Miami Beach. The hotel is located on a reclaimed land island 280 meters off the coast of the former Chicago Beach Hotel. Local name starts at Chicago Bridge & amp; The Iron Company which at one time welded a giant floating oil storage tank, known locally as Kazzans on the site.

The old name survived after the old hotel was demolished in 1997. Dubai Beach Hotel remains as the Public Project Name for the construction phase of Burj Al Arab Hotel until Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announces a new name.

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Design and construction

The Burj Al Arab is designed by an Atkins multicultural consultant led by architect Tom Wright, who has since become a co-founder of WKK Architects. The design and construction is managed by Canadian engineer Rick Gregory also from WS Atkins. This is very similar to the Vasco da Gama Tower located in Lisbon, Portugal. Island development began in 1994 and involved up to 2,000 construction workers during peak construction. Built to resemble a spinnaker sailboat that billowed from a J class cruise ship. Two "wings" spread across the V to form a broad "pole", while the space between them is enclosed in a large atrium. Architect Tom Wright says, "Clients want a building that will be an iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai: it's very similar to Sydney with the Opera House, London with Big Ben, or Paris with the Eiffel Tower It should be a building that will become synonymous with the name country. "

Fletcher Construction of New Zealand is a major joint venture partner in the early stages of pre-construction and construction. The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & amp; Roberts and Al Habtoor Engineering and interior work are delivered by the UAE-based Depa.

The building opened in December 1999.

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Features

Some features of the hotel require elaborate engineering achievements to be achieved. The hotel is housed in an artificial island built 280 m (920 ft) offshore. To secure the foundation, the builders pushed the 230-square-meter concrete pile into the sand.

Engineers create a large layer of soil/surface rock, which is surrounded by a honeycomb pattern of concrete, which serves to protect the foundation from erosion. It took three years to recover the land from the sea, while it took less than three years to build the building itself. The building contains more than 70,000m ³ (92,000 cuÃƒ, yd) of concrete and 9,000 tons of steel.

In the building, the atrium height is 180 m (590 ft).

Burj Al Arab is the third highest hotel in the world (excluding buildings with mixed use). The structure of Rose Rayhaan, also in Dubai, is 11 m (36 ft) taller than the Burj Al Arab.

Rooms and suites

The hotel is managed by Jumeirah Group. Despite its size, Burj Al Arab has only 28 floors of two floors that accommodate 202 suites. The smallest suite occupies an area of â€‹â€‹169 m ² (1,820Ãƒ, sqÃƒ, ft), the largest of which includes 780 m ² (8,400Ãƒ, sqÃƒ, ft).

Suites feature design details that juxtapose east and west. White columns show great influence. The bathroom is accented by a mosaic tile pattern.

The Royal Suite, billed to US $ 24,000 per night, is listed at number 12 of the world's 15 most expensive hotel suites compiled by CNN Go in 2012.

Burj Al Arab is very popular with the Chinese market, which is 25 percent of all bookings in hotels in 2011 and 2012.

Restaurants

Al Muntaha ("The Ultimate"), located 200 m (660 m) above the Persian Gulf, offers a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 m (89 ft) from either side of the pole, and is accessed by a panoramic elevator.

Al Mahara ("Oyster"), accessed via simulated submarine shipping, features a large aquarium seawater, holding about 990,000 L (260,000 US gal) of water. Tank wall, made of acrylic glass to withstand water pressure, about 18 cm (7.1 inches).

Rating

Burj Al Arab is a five star hotel, the highest official rating. Although this hotel is sometimes misrepresented as "the only seven-star hotel in the world", the hotel management claims that they have never done it themselves. In the words of a spokesman for the Jumeirah Group: "There is not much we can do to stop it We do not encourage the use of the term We never use it in our advertisements."

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Reception

Reviews by architectural critics

The Burj Al Arab also draws criticism "of contradictions, given how good design and impressive constructions are finally proven." The contradictions here seem to be related to the hotel decor. "This remarkable investment in state-of-the-art construction technology stretches the limits of an ambitious urban imagination in training largely due to the power of excessive wealth." Other criticisms include negative critiques for the city of Dubai as well: "neither the hotel nor the city, however, is a monument to triumph money over practicality, both of which enhance style rather than substance." Yet another: "Mimics the quality of luxurious interiors, in the expression of wealth for the mainstream, the luxurious theater was created in Burj Al Arab... The result is a baroque effect".

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Important event

Several events have occurred in the helipad 210 m (689 ft) above the ground to attract the attention of the media. These include:

2004: Tiger Woods takes off
2005: Andre Agassi and Roger Federer play tennis
2006: Ronan Keating recorded a Music Video for the single "Iris" in Helipad of Burj Al Arab.
2007: The Today Show broadcast from Helipad, Where in the World segment is Matt Lauer?
2011: Golfer Rory McIlroy fired a bunker shot.
2013: Aston Martin Vanquish Heli-lift.
2013: David Coulthard features donuts in Formula 1 race car
2017: Nick Jacobsen's kiteboard gets to the ocean.

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In popular culture

The last chapter of the espionage novel Performance Anomaly takes place atop Burj Al Arab, [1] where protagonist spy Cono 7Q finds that through the deadly betrayal of his enemy spy Katerina has maneuvered herself into high government officials Kazakhstan. The hotel can also be viewed at Syriana , Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and also some Bollywood movies.

Richard Hammond incorporated the building in his television series, Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections.

Burj Al Arab serves as a cover image for 2009 album Ocean Elyes by Owl City.