Monday, August 18, 2008

Burj Al -Arab

The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It was designed by British architect Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC with the design and construction managed by Canadian engineer Rick Gregory of WS Atkins. At 321 metres , it is the tallest building used exclusively as a hotel. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metresout from Jumeirah beach,and is connevted to the mainland by a private curving bridge.It is an iconic structure ,designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of boat.The Burj Al-Arab is made of sand and rock.The style is modern.Besides that, it is very famous as tha world's tallest hotel and the world's only 7 star class hotel.From the top floor is the 'Skyview Bar'with sunset views over the sea.











Group 7
Yap Woon Pei A122234
C.Wan Hazwani A124049
Mohd Farid B.Senin A123483

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