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Burj Al Arab
برج العرب
Burj Al Arab in 2007


Burj Al Arab
Location within United Arab Emirates
General informationStatusCompleteTypeLuxury hotelArchitectural styleStructural expressionismLocationDubai, United Arab EmiratesCoordinates25.141975°N 55.186147°ECoordinates: 25.141975°N 55.186147°EConstruction started1994Completed1999OpeningDecember 1999CostUS$1 billion[1]ManagementJumeirahHeightArchitectural321 m (1,053 ft)Top floor197.5 m (648 ft)Technical detailsFloor count56 (3 below ground)[2]Lifts/elevators18[2]Design and constructionArchitectTom Wright of WKK ArchitectsDeveloperJumeirah GroupStructural engineerAtkinsMain contractorMurray & Roberts / ConcorOther informationNumber of rooms202[2]Websiteburj-al-arab.comReferences[2][3][4][5][6]
The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[7] Managed by Jumeirah hotel group, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space.[8][9][10] Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah Beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to resemble the sail of a ship. It has a helipad near the roof at a height of 210 m (689 ft) above ground.
Contents
1Site
2Design and construction
3Features
3.1Rooms and suites
3.2Services
3.3Restaurants
3.4Rating
4Reception
4.1Reviews by architecture critics
5Notable events
6In popular culture
7See also
8References
9Further reading
10External links
Site[edit]
The beachfront area where Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach.[11] The hotel is located on an island of reclaimed land 280 meters offshore of the beach of the former Chicago Beach Hotel.[12] The locale's name had its origins in the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company which at one time welded giant floating oil storage tanks, known locally as Kazzans on the site.[11]
Design and construction[edit]
The Burj Al Arab was designed by multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins led by architect Tom Wright. The design and construction were managed by Canadian engineer Rick Gregory also of WS Atkins. Construction of the island began in 1994 and involved up to 2,000 construction workers during peak construction. It was built to resemble the billowing spinnaker sail of a J-class yacht.[13] Two "wings" spread in a V to form a vast "mast", while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium.
The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts / now renamed Concor and Al Habtoor Engineering. The interior designs were led and created by Kwan Chau and John Coralan of KCA international and delivered by UAE based Depa.[14]
The building opened in December 1999.[15]
The hotel's helipad was designed by Irish architect Rebecca Gernon.[16] The helipad is above the building's 59th floor, and has been used as a car race track, a boxing ring, a tennis match, and the jumping off point for the highest kite surfing jump in history.[17]
Features[edit]

Lobby
Several features of the hotel required complex engineering feats to achieve. The hotel rests on an artificial island constructed 280 m (920 ft) offshore. To secure a foundation, the builders drove 230 forty-meter-long (130 ft) concrete piles into the sand.[18]
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.[18]