Dubai from Above
Yeah, it’s true that Dubai has oil reserves, that greatly affected its economic development. Good thing that Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, realized that these reserves will run out some day, so he decided the city needs a “back up” plan. So the great construction commenced.
It was a brilliant idea, since today Dubai’s gross domestic product is calculated to be some $107.1 billion! And the revenues from oil and natural gas constitute less than 5% of the emirate’s total revenues. Dubai spent enormous amount of money and resources in order to obtain the most jaw-dropping skyline in the world.
Since 2000, the emirate dropped more than $600 billion into constructing the World’s tallest tower, the largest artificial island and the most luxurious hotel in the world, among other architectural wonders, showed below.
The Burj Al Arab is claimed to be “the world’s only 7-star hotel”.
Being the fourth-tallest hotel in the world (height of 210 m (689 ft) above ground), The Burj Al Arab is pushed for 280 meters away from the shoreline, so it doesn’t cast a shadow on the beaches nearby.
This is how the self-proclaimed “world’s most luxurious hotel” looks at night.
