Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building stands 828m tall.
Dubai by night - part 1 This part is about night shots from the new downtown and financial center, where you can find the world's tallest building - Burj Khalifa, Burj Khalifa Lake with its Dubai Fountain that shows a spectacular light and music show every half hour (especially cool at night), Dubai Mall (one of the world's largest malls) and Sheikh Zayed Road with its many beautifully illuminated supertall skyscrapers. The nightlife is mainly focused to hotel bars, because of the strict alcohol rules, so the street life at night is mainly focused to the area around Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa. |
NEW DOWNTOWN, BURJ KHALIFA AND DUBAI FOUNTAIN: |
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Burj Khalifa, Burj Khalifa Lake, Dubai Mall and other Downtown skyscrapers @ night |
The Lake, Dubai Fountain, Dubai Mall and The Address Downtown Hotel. The Dubai Fountain plays a spectacular light and weater show, accompanied by dramatic music, every half hour. Especially after dark, it is fantastic to watch this illuminated fountain, that is the world's highest! |
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| Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building! It was completed in 2010 and is 829m to the top of the spire (739m to the roof) and has 163 floors! We visited the observaton deck, called At the top. The skyscraper was designed by Adrian Smith at the famous Chicago based architect firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The elevators are the fastest in the world! It is a mixed use building, so it houses both offices, apartments and luxury hotels, like the 7-star Armani Hotel. Inititally it was called Burj Dubai, but the name was changed just bofore completion to honour Sheikh Khalifa of Abu Dhabi (the president of UAE), since he borrowed money to complete the project in 2009 when Dubai went bankrupt. To watch my pictures from the observation deck of the world's tallest building, visit this link and to read more about it and seee day photos, visit this link. |
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The Lake, The Address, the souk and the "Old Town" with Palace Hotel
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| Burj Khalifa | Burj Khalifa | Burj Khalifa |
| THE DUBAI FOUNTAIN SHOW in Burj Khalifa Lake: |
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| Dubai Fountain | Dubai Fountain | Dubai Fountain |
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| Dubai Fountain | Dubai Fountain | Dubai Fountain |
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| Dubai Fountain | Dubai Fountain | Dubai Fountain |
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| Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall | Burj Khalifa | Dubai Mall |
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Souk Al Bahar, a brand new market in traditional style, opposite Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall |
FINANCIAL CENTRE AND SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD: |
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The skyline of Sheikh Zayed Road's Northeast part at night, seen from Emirates Towers. |
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| Sheikh Zayed Rd/Financial District | Sheikh Zayed Rd/Financial District | Financial Centre (DIFC) |
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| Blue Tower (HHHR Tower) | Blue Tower has blue led lights on the exterior, that is moving fast! |
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Sheikh Zayed Road @ nignt
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| The Tower and Al Yaqoub Tower | The plaza in front of Emirates Towers and Financial Centre with DIFC Gate |
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| Emirates Towers | Fairmont Hotel, Conrad Hotel and more | Fairmont Hotel, illuminated in different colours |
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| Al Yaqoub ("Big Ben") and The Tower | Financial Centre skyline | Khalid Al Attar Towers |
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| View from Al Badia Bar, top of Emirates Towers | View from Al Badia Bar, top of Emirates Towers | View from Al Badia Bar, top of Emirates Towers |
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| Emirates Towers | The atrium of Emirates Towers | The atrium of Emirates Towers |
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| View from glass elevator and atrium, Emirates Towers | View from glass elevator and atrium, Emirates Towers | Sheikh Zayed Rd from glass elevator and atrium, Emirates Towers |
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| Illuminated fountain outside Emirates Towers | Emirates Towers Hotel - atrium seen from outside | Al Badia Bar, Emirates Towers |
