Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah
beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. The
shape of the structure is designed to mimic the sail of a ship.
Sometimes referred to as "the world's only 7-Star hotel", its star rating is disputed.
Several features of the hotel required complex engineering feats to
achieve. The hotel rests on an artificial island constructed 280 m
(920 ft) offshore. To secure a foundation, the builders drove 230
forty-meter (130 ft) long concrete piles into the sand.
Engineers created a ground/surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete honeycomb pattern, which serves to protect the foundation from erosion. It took three years to reclaim
the land from the sea, while it took fewer than three years to
construct the building itself. The building contains over 70,000 m3 (92,000 cu yd) of concrete and 9,000 tons of steel.
Inside the building, the atrium is 180 m (590 ft) tall.
Burj Al Arab is the world's fourth tallest hotel (not including buildings with mixed use). The structure of the Rose Rayhaan, also in Dubai, is 11 m (36 ft) taller than Burj Al Arab.
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