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Top 10 construction world record holders
We didn’t have to look far for inspiration for this collection of world toppers. Dubai still ranks as one of the world’s tallest cities – with 51 skyscrapers all standing over 200m high, matching New York’s tally. Hong Kong has 52 but Dubai has the Burj Khalifa, and six others that stretch to over 300m – including the world’s tallest hotel (building used exclusively as a hotel), the Rose Tower, at 333m and 72-storeys.
Dubai Properties ? the best investment
Are you aware of the fact that the real estate market in Dubai has really hit the skies with foreign investors? The reason is that all the investment gurus are lining to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the city, thanks to the gorgeous buildings been erected. All of us are aware of the Burj Khalifa?
Dubai: Castles in the sand
First on the must-see list of indoor attractions is the record-breaking Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building at 828m. It sprouts out of the central city like a gleaming hypodermic needle, looking superimposed against the bright blue sky. Dubai is a theme park of firsts, biggests, tallests and oddests. Khalifa, the tallest, sits next to the Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping centre. And it’s there you buy your tickets to ride possibly the world’s most psychedelic elevator to the viewing platform two-thirds of the way up Khalifa.
Iftar evenings ‘At the Top’ of the world
At the Top, Burj Khalifa, on Level 124 of the world’s tallest building, is celebrating the Holy Month of Ramadan with special timings and an unprecedented and first-time ever opportunity to break your fast from a vantage location. Guests can reflect on the spiritual values of the Holy Month, watch the sun set into the scenic horizon of the Arabian Sea, and break their fast with dates, complimentary of La Ronda Dates, and water, complimentary of Masafi Mineral Water, from At the Top, Burj Khalifa, this year.
Ritz Carlton To Open Worlds Tallest Hotel In Hong Kong
Maybe the Ritz-Carlton saw the Armani Hotel Dubai in the Burj Khalifa–the current tallest building in the world–as a challenge. Or, maybe the hotel group just wanted to create some local competition with the Park Hyatt Shanghai (to date the highest rooftop observation deck in Asia).
Top Interior Designs: Hotels
This relentless reiteration of the brand starts in the lobby of the Armani Hotel Dubai, where a series of bronze columns arch overhead, meeting at a point to create a towering collection of artful As. Beneath the arches, mirroring their shape, lie two oversized sofas. The combined result is a consciously contemporary, highly fashionable take on the traditional majlis. Armani Hotel Dubai occupies floors concourse to eight, as well as levels 38 and 39 of Burj Khalifa.
Taller in more ways
During his early career, Suwaidi overcame a number of difficult obstacles. But, it was when he first started work at the Burj Khalifa that he faced his biggest professional hurdle. “I was very happy to get the job at the Burj Khalifa. I was delighted,” he insists.
World’s most fashionable hotels
Located in the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, the 160-room hotel is clad from bedhead to bar with Giorgio Armani-designed furnishings from the label’s home collection. A total of four resorts and 10 Armani hotels are planned for the world’s fashion capitals, including Milan (2010), London, Paris, New York and Tokyo.
Investing in realty for the long-term
It was billed to be the ‘Burj Effect.’ Today, some 180 days after the opening of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, there is a renewed sense of optimism that commercial establishments lining Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai are poised for a revival of fortunes.
Virtuoso® Announces Nominees for Prestigious Annual ‘Best of the Best’ Hotel Awards
Recognizes the significance of outstanding architecture and design of a hotel or component therein. Nominees: Capella, Singapore; Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas; Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona; Armani Hotel Dubai; and Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad.
