Burj Al Arab

Burj Al Arab (Arabic برج العربliterally "The Arab Tower") - a luxury hotel in Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates. The building stands in the sea at a distance of 280 meters from the coast on an artificial island, connected to the mainland by bridge. With a height of 321 meters, the tallest hotel in the world. The construction of the hotel began in 1994; it was opened in December 1, 1999. The hotel was built as a sail dhow, an Arab ship. Towards the top there is a helipad on the other side - the restaurant "Al Muntaha" (Arabic for highest), both supported by cantilevered joists.

The "Burj al-Arab" has the highest atrium lobby in the world (180 meters). The "Burj al-Arab" is divided into 202 duplex suites. The smallest is 169, and the largest - 780 square meters. This is one of the most expensive hotels in the world. Price per night in standard and superior rooms range from 1,000 to 15,000 dollars, and the price of the night in the Royal Suite - about 28 000dollars.

This is the first seven-star hotel in the world, and in combination it is a symbol of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed –the ruler of Dubai - understood that the tourism development needs for Emirate a recognizable symbol. The same as the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Statue of Liberty in New York. For this purpose, he hired British architect Tom Wright. The idea to build a hotel in the shape of the sail came to him accidentally. For the interior of the "Burj al-Arab" was used about 8,000 square meters of 22-carat gold leaf. All rooms are equipped with the latest technology and design, and offer the highest level of luxury and comfort.

*** The Builders of the City

Francis Duggan

You never will find their names on a memorial wall
And any memories of them historians never do recall
The builders of the City who lay with the unsung
Many of them came from distant shores and spoke in a foreign tongue
They more than earned every penny that they were ever paid
The builders of the City yet little of their achievements made
Devoted to the family and devoted to the wife
They worked hard so their children could enjoy a better life,
The builders of the City so much to them we owe
Though nothing written about them and of them little we do know
They built the housing estates, City buildings and City Mall
Though nothing of their life achievements is ever made at all
They lay the rail tracks to the City and made the Roadways through the Countryside
Yet in the builders of the City we never do take pride.

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