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Abd AlWahhab Jarrah Maya Ghannoum
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Type HotelDesigned by Tom WrightLocation Dubai, United Arab EmiratesConstruction started 1994Completed 1999Opening December 1999Cost USD $ 650 million[1]HeightArchitectural 321.0 m (1,053 ft)[2]
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Burj Al Arab is the world's fourth tallest hotel (not including buildings with mixed use).
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Engineers created a ground/surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete
honeycomb pattern, which serves to protect the foundation from erosion. It took three
years to reclaim the land from the sea, while it took fewer than three years to construct
the building itself. The building contains over 70,000 m3 (92,000 cu yd) of concrete and
9,000 tons of steel
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It’s connected to the mainland
by a private curving
bridgeIt’s about 450m
from the outterpoit on the
island to the shore
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The building is built on sand which is unusalas most tall building are founded on rock
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Carbon Fiber
ConcreteFabric GlassGold Steel
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Atrium : 182m Floor count
60[2]202 Rooms18[2] ElevetorsRestaurants :Under water restaurant Swimming poolsGym …
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We see a lot of colors inside the building : Blue , Gold , Red ..etc
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It was built in the shape of an Arabian vessel It needed to be a building that would become synonymous to the name of the country
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Even thought Burj Al Arab has white walls from the outside but it’s changing to multicolor as the evening progress
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