Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE
Aerial view of the Burj Al-Arab Hotel, located
on a man-made island, in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on December 17,
2009. Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images)
A towering 1,053 feet, the Burj Al Arab dominates the Dubai skyline as the fourth tallest hotel in the world. It stands on an artificial island 920 feet from Jumeirah beach, connected to the mainland with a private curving bridge. To secure a foundation on the island, the builders drove 130-ft long concrete piles into the sand, according to EgyptEng.com. Engineers created a surface layer of large rocks, circled with a concrete honeycomb pattern, which serves to protect the foundation from erosion. Unveiled in 1999, it took three years to reclaim the land from the sea, while it took fewer than three years to construct the building itself, which was designed to resemble the sail of a ship.
The Burj Al Arab houses some of the most expensive hotel suites in the world -- all suites are arranged over two floors and have whirlpool baths,living and dining areas and dedicated butlers, according to CNN. One of the suites, the Royal Suite, costs about $18,716 per night.
An aerial view of the
Burj Al-Arab (L) luxury hotel built on an artificial island off Jumeirah
in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on May 27, 2012. (Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty
Images)
Aerial view of the
Burj Al-Arab Hotel, located on a man-made island, in the Gulf emirate of
Dubai on December 17, 2009. Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images)
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