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The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, lit. ' Arab Tower ' ) is a luxury hotel in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . [ 8 ] Developed and managed by Jumeirah , it is one of the tallest hotels in the world , although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space.
Some of these hotels have become iconic symbols of the emirate, such as the Burj Al Arab. The Burj Al Arab standing at 321 m (1,050 ft), is the second tallest building in the world is used exclusively as a hotel. It has become a symbol of Dubai, designed architecturally to caricature the sail of a boat.
Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is home to many extremely tall modern high-rises, [1] 108 of which stand taller than 180 metres (591 ft). The tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa , which rises 828 metres (2,717 ft) and contains 163 floors. [ 2 ]
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Tantrum Alley & Burj Surj are two new slides that replaced the family rides. Both are the first of their kind in the region. Tantrum Alley is a slide with a combination of 3 tornados & Burj Surj has 2 bowls. Jumeirah Sceirah is the tallest and fastest free-fall water slide outside of North and South America. Rising to 33 m (108 ft) with riders ...
Suspended 212 meters above sea level, the Burj al Arab’s helipad juts out precariously from the distinctive sail shape of the building.
Burj Al Arab: 321 metres (1,053 ft) 56 1999 Dubai Tallest building in the world used exclusively as a hotel at the time of its completion, also the only hotel in the world to receive a 7-Star rating [31] [32] 27 HHHR Tower: 318 metres (1,043 ft) 72 2010 Dubai [33] [34] 28 Sky Tower: 312 metres (1,024 ft) 74 2010 Abu Dhabi [35] 29 Ocean Heights
The Burj Al Arab (translated to ‘Arabian tower’) was designed by architect Tom Wright to resemble a J-class yacht. The structure is made of a steel frame exterior wrapped around a concrete tower, with white Teflon encased fibreglass forming the ‘sail’. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (918.6 ft.) from Jumeirah Beach.