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The beachfront area where Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach. [13] The hotel is located on an island of reclaimed land, 280 m (920 ft) offshore of the beach of the former Chicago Beach Hotel. The former hotel was demolished during the construction of the Burj Al Arab. [14]
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.
The tallest building in the world, as of 2025, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.The title of "world's tallest building" has been held by various buildings in modern times, including Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, and the Empire State Building and the original World Trade Center, both in New York City.
It is located in the Al Fahidi Fort (Arabic: حصن الفهيدي), built in 1787 and is the oldest existing building in Dubai. The museum was opened by the Ruler of Dubai in 1971, with the aim of presenting the traditional way of life in the Emirate of Dubai .
Al Burj (Amman), a commercial building in Amman, Jordan; Burj Doha, a skyscraper in Doha, Qatar; Burj Al Anoud, a skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Burj Rafal, a hotel and residential building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Fateh Burj, a Tower in Chappar Chiri village of Punjab, India; Musamman Burj, an octagonal tower in Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh ...
The Burj Al Alam (English: "World Tower") was a proposed 108-story, 510 m (1,670 ft) hyperboloid skyscraper in the Business Bay area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, though the project's roots are in a 101-storey design called "Fortune 101" and slated for the Dubai Marina area. It was designed to resemble a crystal flower.
Burj Jumeirah (Arabic: برج جميرا) is a proposed Observation tower project near Burj Al Arab in Sufouh district of Dubai. It was initially expected to be completed in 2023. [ 3 ] As of January 2022, construction has not begun.