The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai, opened in December 1999. It stands on an artificial island about 280 metres from the shore of Jumeirah Beach and is linked to the mainland by a curved causeway. The building, designed by the British architect Tom Wright of the firm Atkins, rises to about 321 metres and has a profile that looks like the sail of a traditional dhow, covered with a fabric screen of Teflon-coated glass fibre. All of the rooms are suites on two levels. It is often described in the press as a seven-star hotel, which is not an official rating. The Burj Al Arab became an emblem of Dubai's rapid rise as a centre of tourism and business.
Before and after
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- 30 November 1999Founding of ExxonMobil
- 30 November 19991999 Seattle WTO protests
- 1 December 1999Construction of Burj al-Arab
- from 24 December 1999 to 4 September 2026Premiere of Happy Tree Friends
- 31 December 1999Construction of London Eye
- 20002000 Camp David Summit
- 2nd millenniumLandscape with the Fall of Icarus
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