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Why the
Burj Al Arab hotel is special
The Burj Al Arab is a futuristic architectural marvel towering
over the Arabian (Persian) Gulf.
Its design is stunning (see photo) - the Burj Al Arab is shaped
like a billowing spinnaker sail. Its height is staggering - the
building measures 332 meters (1053 feet), making it one of the
world's highest buildings.
The Burj Al Arab (means "The Arabian Tower" in Arabic) is built
on a tiny man-made sea island, a mere football kick from the
Dubai mainland. A short causeway (see photo) links the hotel to
the Dubai mainland.
The skyscraping Burj Al Arab is firmly rooted. Its foundation
pillars reach 40 meters (120 feet) underneath the seabed.
The Burj Al Arab is bigger than it seems
The hotel building is significantly taller than it appears to
the eye. The Burj Al Arab's streamlined shape and its double
floor design help create the optical illusion. To grasp the Burj
Al Arab's height, imagine the 102 floor Empire State Building
standing next to the the Burj Al Arab, which is just 16%
shorter.
Burj Al Arab's atrium
The Burj Al Arab's atrium is the world's tallest, measuring 180
meters (600 feet) high. The interior cavity rises from the lobby
level to the building's upper floors.
The Burj Al Arab's changing facade
The Teflon-coated building is brilliant white during a sunny
day, but takes on an entirely different look at night. Computer
programmed spotlights create a changing tableau of colors on the
white facade.
Burj Al Arab's Suites
The Burj Al Arab is an all-suite hotel. There are 202
double-floor suites. Each is sumptuously decorated and equipped
with high-tech devices. The Burj Al Arab suite windows stretch
floor to ceiling, offering grand sea and land views. Each suite
has its own private butler.
Double occupancy rates start at about $1,000 per night for one
bedroom suites. The two sprawling Royal Suites go for more than
$5,000 a night.
Burj Al Arab's underwater restaurant
Guests take a short submarine ride from the Burj Al Arab hotel
lobby to reach the hotel's undersea Al Manhara seafood
restaurant. Seated diners view teeming Arabian Gulf ocean life
in a hangar size aquarium tank through a long curving wall of
sizable picture windows.
Burj Al Arab's helipad
A helipad dramatically juts out from one of the upper Burj Al
Arab's floors.Helicopters ferry guests to and from Dubai's
modern international airport. "Budget-minded" guests take the
hotel's Silver Cloud Rolls Royce limousines.
Dubai
The Emirate of Dubai - the home of the Burj Al Arab hotel - is
itself a Hillman Wonder. It ranks in the 101 to 200 class,
thereby winning the Hillman Wonder Silver Medal According to the
United Nations, Dubai - is now the world's fastest growing
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هتل برج
العرب
هتل برج
العرب برج العرب با داشتن معماری شگفت انگ یز, در خلیج
فارس بی همتا می باشد. طرح و نقشه این برج بسیار جالب است
شکل آن شبیه یک قایق بادبانی می باشد. در ارتقاع دقیق آن
هنوز تردیدهایی وجود دارد اما این طور که از محاسبات بر می
آید ارتفاع آن به 332 مترمیرسد. با این بلندی این برج یکی
از بلندترین ساختمانهای دنیا محسوب می شود. برج العرب که
در زبان عربی به معنای برج عربی می باشد بر روی جزیره ای
بنا شده که ساخت دست بشر است این جزیره به کشوردبی بسیار
نزدیک بوده به طوری که یک گذرگاه کوچک این هتل را به دبی
مربوط می کند. برج العرب آسمانخراش دارای پایه بسیار
استواری است چراکه ستونهای پایه آن که در حدود 40 متر می
باشند در زیر بستر دریا جای دارند. ارتفاع ساختمان این هتل
بیشتر از آنی است که به چشم می خورد . شکل ساده این برج و
همچنین طرح دو طبقه آن باعث می شود که این برج به صورت
دیگری دیده شود. نمای خارجی برج العرب به گونه ای است که
در طول روز رنگ آن سفید براق و درشب ظاهر کاﻤﻸ متقاوتی را
داراست .
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