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Dubai’s Burj Al Arab: The World’s Only Seven Star Luxury Hotel
Located in Dubai is the Burj Al Arab the world’s first and only seven star luxury hotel. At 321m (1,050 ft), it is the second tallest hotel in the world. The most fascinating part is that the Burj Al Arab stands on an 280m (290 ft) man made island away from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge.
The World, Dubai
The World is a man-made archipelago of 300 islands constructed in the shape of a world map and located four kilometres off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The World is one of several artificial island developments in Dubai. Like the other artificial island projects such as the Palm Islands, The World was built primarily using sand dredged from the sea. Development was by Nakheel Properties and originally conceived by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.
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