Dubai Overview 
 
     So far, you have heard about 4 buildings. The Burj Al Arab, the Princess Tower, the Burj Khalifa, and the Almas Tower. Let me go over the 4 buildings that were in my previous blogs post briefly before so you can be up to date before I give you one last amazing building in Dubai. 

     The Burj Al Arab is the tallest building in the world. It is 828 meters (2,717 feet) tall. It is estimated to cost $1.5 billion USD. The Burj Al Arab is the "tallest building in the world used exclusively as a hotel at the time of its completion" (Source: List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai). The building is 321 meters (1,153 feet) tall. It cost around $650 million. The Princess Tower is the the "tallest all-residential building in the world" (Source: List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai). It is 414 meters (1,358 feet tall). It costs $210 million USD. And finally, the Almas Tower. It is known as the "tallest all-office building in the city" (Source: List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai). It is 360 meters (1,180 feet) tall. These buildings added together cost more than $2.7 billion USD. Keep in mind that these are only 4 buildings in the city of Dubai. If 4 cost that much, how much does the whole city cost? These are the 4 truly remarkable buildings that I have talked about so far. And now for the final building.

     The last building I will be talking about is the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai hotel. It is classified as the largest hotel in the world. It stands 355 meters (1,165 feet) tall. The structural material is concrete. It contains 82 stories above ground and 2 stories below ground. It has 14 elevators which can go as fast as 6 m/s. It has 804 rooms and 1045 parking spaces. If each room has one car, that leaves about 241 spaces for staff and visitors. the construction began in 2006 and finished in 2012. It is ranked #27 tallest building in the world, #8 in the Middle East, #6 in UAE, and #6 in Dubai. What is truly remarkable is that this complex is made up of two buildings. One finished in 2012 and one finished in 2013. So think about it this way, you have one hotel, made up of two buildings, that are completely that same. Lets add this up. 804 rooms and 14 elevators times 2. That is 1,608 rooms and 28 elevators. The hotel contains restaurants, bars, business centers, conference halls, banquet halls, spas, health clubs, a gym, and a pool. Lets say you book a one night standard room. It would cost you 1050 AED + tax and other fees. Your total for one person for one night would roughly come out to $350 USD. Now that you know a little about the building, lets tell you the cost of it. The total cost for the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai comes out to a whopping $1.8 billion AED, but don't be alarmed it only comes out to be $490 million USD. That sounds much more reasonable than $1.8 billion, right? Maybe if you were a multi-billionaire who invests in many different businesses.  

     These are just 5 of Dubai's most elite buildings. These buildings are amazing feats of engineering in Dubai. If you go back to Dubai in 1955 you would not be able to recognize the city. 

Burj Khalifa



Princess Tower


Burj Al Arab


Almas Tower


JW Marriott Marquis Dubai

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JW Marriott Marquis Dubai

Marriott Reserve

The Skyscraper center

List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai

Dubai's Amazing Architecturally Designed Buildings

       Two amazing buildings in the city of Dubai are the Princess tower and the Almas Tower. These two buildings are the tallest buildings used as residential and office buildings. 
     
     The Princess Tower is the "tallest all-residential building in the world" (Source: List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai) It has been classified as the world's tallest residential building since 2012. It comes in at 414 meters (1,358 feet). The tower is comprised of 101 stories, not counting the 6 stories below ground. The plan for the building was proposed in 2005, and construction for the building began in 2006. The structural materials used to create this marvelous tower were steel and concrete. The building was completed in 2012. The tower has 763 apartments. It also contains 957 parking spaces. Say that each apartment only had 1 car, that still left 194 free spots for staff and visitors to park. The tower contains 13 elevators which reach speeds of 6 m/s. The tower is ranked #14 tallest building in the world, #3 in the Middle East, #2 in UAE, and #2 tallest in Dubai. This is a top of the line building. Only the elite of the elite could buy a pent house here. If you have $28.5 million to spend, you could land yourself a new 6,122 sq. ft. penthouse in this amazing building. For $28.5 million, i would expect gold toilets and diamond counter tops. I now see why that penthouse cost so much! The Princess Towers cost clocks in at £134 million or $210 million USD. That penthouse is only 7.5% of the buildings cost. The Princess Tower beat the previous record holder for tallest residential building. It was the 23 Marina, which was built in the same year. The Marina came in at 1,289 feet tall. It fell short of the Princess Tower by a little less than 70 feet. 

The Almas Tower is the "tallest all-office building in the city" (Source: List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai). The word almas in Arabic means diamond. So the literal translation for the tower is diamond tower. The building is 360 meters (1,180 feet) tall. Construction for the building began in 2005 and finished in 2009. The structural material used was concrete. The building has 68 stories above ground and 5 stories below ground. The tower has 35 elevators that can reach speeds of 7 m/s. The tower has 1,700 parking spots. It is ranked as the 5th tallest building in the city of Dubai. It is ranked #25 tallest building in the world, #7 in the Middle East, #5 in UAE, and #5 in Dubai. "Diamond cutting and exchange take place at the tower. Due to the type of transactions taking place at the tower, high security is installed" (Source: Almas Tower)  It ranked 8th in the 2009 Emporis Skyscraper Award. It was the tallest building in Dubai until it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010. The building is located on its own artificial island. To buy a 3,300 sq. ft. office building in the Almas Tower, it would cost you 9,900,000 AED or $2,695,345 USD. You better be running some high end business if you are buying an office here. 

     Now that you know about two amazing buildings in Dubai, and their ridiculous price tags, lets just hope that we don't spend $2.6 million on an office building or $28.5 million for a penthouse. These are just two of Dubai s high class and high end buildings. 

Almas Tower

Princess Tower

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Almas Tower

The Skyscraper Center- Almas Tower

Buyut- Almas Tower

The Skyscraper Center- Princess Tower

Princess Tower Named Tallest Building....

The Worlds Tallest Residential Buildings

List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai 

    Dubai's Amazing Buildings

             
      The city of Dubai has some of the most architecturally advanced buildings in the world. Two of these buildings are the Burj Khalifa and the Burj Al Arab.

      The Burj Khalifa, also known as the Burj Dubai, is the tallest building in the world. It reaches a whopping height of 828 meters (2,717 feet). That’s pretty impressive! Construction for this building in September of 2004 and ended in October of 2009. In 2009 the price for square foot was $4,000. The building was created by an American architecture company called Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which was established in 1936. “The design of Burj Khalifa is derived from patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture. According to the structural engineer, Bill Baker of SOM, the building's designing corporate cultural and historical elements particular to the region such as the spiral minaret.” The building can hold 35,000 people at any given time. The building contains 57 elevators and 8 escalators. Each of the floors has a specific job, for example, the floors from 160 and up are for mechanical purposes and floors 139 to 154 are corporate suites. This amazing architectural feat was announced the world’s largest building in March of 2010; 5 months after it was built. In 2012 it was reported that 80% percent of the apartments in the building were filled up. This building is estimated to be worth $1.5 billion USD.

      The second building that is truly astounding is the Burj Al Arab. The building was classified as the “tallest building in the world used exclusively as a hotel at the time of its completion”. The Burj Al Arab is a luxurious hotel in the city of Dubai. A room in this beautiful hotel runs from $2,500 and up. Pretty expensive! Now that we got that out of the way, let’s get to the actual building itself. The Burj Al Arab is 321 meters (1,053 feet) tall and contains 60 floors. The shape of the building is supposed to mimic the mast of a boat. The building was created by Tom Wright of Atkins. The hotel lies on an artificially made man beach which runs 980 feet wide. Construction on the hotel began in 1994 and ended in 1999. An interesting feature of this building is that if you look at it from the back, it resembles a cross. This was noticed only after the building was created. They were unable to fix it or remove the horizontal bar. This made a few people angry. The hotel accommodates 202 rooms. One of the most expensive rooms in the building is the Royal Suite which runs about $19,000 per night. The hotel has 2 restaurants; one of them is an Oyster bar. This is almost half the price of the Burj Khalifa coming in at a whopping $650 million USD.

      These are just two of the elite buildings in the city of Dubai. If you have $19,000 to blow, I recommend staying in the Royal Suit of the Burj Al Arab. You won’t regret it (until you see the bill). These buildings were designed with the utmost technology and are unparalleled today.

Burj Al Arab

Burj Al Arab "cross view"

 Burj Khalifa

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List of Tallest Buildings in Dubai

Burj Khalifa

Burj Al Arab

Dubai and its History

Dubai, the most architecturally advanced city in the world, has some of the most beautiful and intricate buildings and skyscrapers known to man. The city has over 900 high-rises and more than 440 skyscrapers. This magnificent city is home to over 2.1 million people according to the 2013 census.

                The city contains over 100 skyscrapers that reach over 180 meters high. The tallest building in the city and in the world is the Burj Khalifa, which has a height of 828 meters (2,717 feet) high and contains 163 stories. The city of Dubai also contains the tallest residential building, the Princess Tower and it also contains the largest hotel, the JW Marriott.

                If you go back to Dubai in 1955, you would realize that it’s completely different than it is today. 58 years ago, the city used to be a small fishing town. In 1959, they decided to make the city a trading city. Millions of dollars were spent to renovate the creek to allow for larger ships to come in and out. By the mid 1980’s they renovated the city to make it a destination for tourists. And that’s exactly what they did. In 1999 they finished construction on one of the tallest hotels in the world, the Burj Al Arab. The construction of this building marked the beginning of one of the greatest tourist cities in the world. By 2003, the city was nothing like it was 48 years before.  In 2003 they started to create its 200 man-made islands.

So, how has the city changed since 2003? Well, for starters it surely didn’t have the world’s tallest building, tallest residential building, or tallest hotel. They have creates hundreds of skyscrapers from 2003 to now, and there are many more to come. The city has become a true tourist city.

                The city currently has over 20 buildings that are currently under construction, the tallest of which is only half the size of the Burj Khalifa. There are currently 13 buildings that are on-hold or have been temporarily suspended but not canceled. 18 new buildings have been approved for construction and are ready to be constructed. This last part almost amazes me. There are 14 buildings that have been proposed, one of them will be 2,400 meters (7,900 feet) tall. That’s a little bit less than 3 times of the Burj Khalifa. Another amazing building they want to create is the Dynamic Tower. This tower will revolve 360 degrees, so by the end of the day you would be able to see the whole city (if you were to stay in your room all day). If these buildings amaze I don’t know what will.

                This city has everything you could imagine. It has beautiful architecture, night life, lavish lifestyle, cars, and every other aspect of high end living. You should thinking about visiting these beautifully designed architectural feats to get the true feel for the city. And if you can’t go there, do some research and you will learn of its great journey of a small fishing 



Burj Al Arab



Man-made Islands


Burj Khalifa


If you would like to learn more about Dubai and its history click on these links:

The New Dubai- 20 Years back to 10 years ahead

Dubai before the boom

List of Tallest buildings in Dubai