Dubai Hotel Tallest

The 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. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure whose shape mimics the sail of a ship.

Dubai Hotel Tallest
Dubai Hotel Tallest
Dubai Hotel Tallest
Dubai Hotel TallestEngineers created a surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete honeycombpattern, 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.
Dubai Hotel Tallest
Dubai Hotel Tallest
Dubai Hotel TallestThe 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 second tallest hotel (not including buildings with mixed use). The structure of the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang North Korea, is 9 m (30 ft) taller than the Burj Al Arab.