Dubai by night - part 1
NEW DOWNTOWN, FINANCIAL CENTRE, BURJ KHALIFA, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI FOUNTAIN

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:


Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building stands 828m tall.

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!

 

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.

 

The Boulevard that surrounds the New Downtown and Burj Khalifa.

 

The Lake, The Address, the souk and the "Old Town" with Palace Hotel

Skyline of New Downtown and Business Bay

 
Burj Khalifa   Burj Khalifa   Burj Khalifa

 

THE DUBAI FOUNTAIN SHOW in Burj Khalifa Lake:

 
Dubai Fountain   Dubai Fountain   Dubai Fountain

 
Dubai Fountain   Dubai Fountain   Dubai Fountain

 
Dubai Fountain   Dubai Fountain   Dubai Fountain

Dubai Fountain in front of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest structure (2014)!

 
Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall   Burj Khalifa   Dubai Mall

 

Souk Al Bahar, a brand new market in traditional style, opposite Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall

 

Souk Al Bahar and the lake, seen from Burj Khalifa

Souk Al Bahar. The restaurant we tried there was very expensive, but we got only a supersmall salmond. The view of the Dubai Fountain show was spectacular, but still...

The bridge to Souk Al Bahar, above Burj Khalifa Lake.

 

Souk Al Bahar, a brand new market in traditional style, opposite Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall

Entrance to Souk Al Bahar

 

 

FINANCIAL CENTRE AND SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD:


The skyline of Sheikh Zayed Road's Northeast part at night, seen from Emirates Towers.

 
Sheikh Zayed Rd/Financial District   Sheikh Zayed Rd/Financial District   Financial Centre (DIFC)

 
Blue Tower (HHHR Tower)   Blue Tower has blue led lights on the exterior, that is moving fast!    

North part of Financial Centre and World Trade Center from 1978, Middle East's tallest skyscraper for 21 years.

 

Sheikh Zayed Road @ nignt

Emirates Towers is one of my favourite buildings in Dubai.

 
The Tower and Al Yaqoub Tower   The plaza in front of Emirates Towers and Financial Centre with DIFC Gate    

 
Emirates Towers   Fairmont Hotel, Conrad Hotel and more   Fairmont Hotel, illuminated in different colours

 
Al Yaqoub ("Big Ben") and The Tower   Financial Centre skyline   Khalid Al Attar Towers

 
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

 
Emirates Towers   The atrium of Emirates Towers   The atrium of Emirates Towers

 
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

 
Illuminated fountain outside Emirates Towers   Emirates Towers Hotel - atrium seen from outside   Al Badia Bar, Emirates Towers