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Discover the Story Behind Dubai's Iconic Burj Al Arab | Documentary
Explore the fascinating journey of the construction of the Burj Al Arab, the tallest hotel in the world located in Dubai. Uncover the challenges faced by those involved in creating this luxurious Arabian Tower, towering higher than the Eiffel Tower at 321 meters.
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standing proud off the coast of Dubai is
one of the most incredible buildings on
the
planet at 321 M it saws higher than the
Eiffel Tower it's the tallest hotel on
Earth and possibly the most luxurious a
structure designed to
amaze its name means the Arabian
Tower this is the bur Al Arab but
created this 21th Century icon will be
an epic struggle that pushes everyone
involved to the
limit in November
1994 construction begins on what is
planned as the world's tallest and most
luxurious
Hotel the pressure is on from day
one with the eyes of the world watching
no one on the project will want to
disappoint this particular
client shik Muhammad bin Rashid al-
maktum Dubai's Crown Prince is the
Visionary behind this amazing
building the project is his response to
the economic Time Bomb his country
confronts as his close adviser Sultan
bin sulam knows all too well he knew
that we don't have oil he knows that oil
is going to end someday and uh they have
two choices either go and do something
about it and find other alternative ways
to sustain the life for the people of
Dubai or sit waiting for
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help only 50 years ago Dubai a Dusty
Backwater home to Pearl divers Coastal
Traders and betterman
then in the 1960s Prospectors discover
oil the sudden injection of millions of
P dollars transforms the shaked them but
geologists predict the oil boom will be
over by
2016 the good life could end just as
quickly as it began when the wells run
dry the answer to Dubai's economic
survival lies in its
geography this tiny Emirate less than
twice the size of London is in the
remote Arabian
Gulf but Dubai has three untapped assets
