1. Burj Khalifa, The tallest building in the world
FACTS:
1. The Burj Khalifa height is a staggering 828 meters (2716.5 feet) tall, soaring over Dubai. It’s three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower and nearly twice as tall as the Empire State Building.
2. The Burj Khalifa is also the tallest freestanding structure in the world, has the highest number of stories in the world, has the highest occupied floor in the world, has the highest outdoor observation deck in the world, has the elevator with longest travel distance in the world, and has the tallest service elevator in the world.
3. The weight of the concrete is equivalent to 100,000 elephants. The total weight of aluminum used on the Burj Khalifa is equivalent to that of five A380 aircraft.
4. Every year 15 million gallons of water are collected sustainably. The water is used for irrigation to water the landscaping and plants, for the cooling system and to supply the Dubai Fountain.
5. the building has the longest single running elevator, which is 140 floors. The Burj Khalifa elevator speed is 10 meters per second, making the elevators among the fastest in the world

2. Burj Al Arab, one of the best hotels in UAE.
FACTS:
1. It sits on a man-made island.
2. The eiderdown duvets in the rooms are some of the most exclusive in the world .
3. There are 17 types of pillow available to guests on the pillow menu
4. The hotel has 16 in-house florists.
5. The interiors are gilded in 24-carat gold
6. It is home to the largest Swarovski crystal ceiling in the world.
7. More than 24,000sqm of Statuario marble is used throughout the hotel.
8. The spa is set 150m above the Arabian Gulf.
9. The Terrace is the first man-made luxury beach facility of its kind.

3. Dubai Frame, The tallest Frame in the world.
FACTS:
1. The entire Dubai Frame project cost the city over AED 160 million.
2. The two towers of the Dubai Frame are connected by a bridge which is all of 100-square-metres, with a 25-square-meter glass panel inset right in the middle of it. This glass walkway offers a fabulous 360-degree view of the whole of Dubai.
3. The Dubai Frame was designed by architect Fernando Donis, who is also credited with the design of the Dubai Renaissance Tower and Dubai’s Porsche Design Towers.
4. The Dubai Frame stands tall at 152 meters and is 93 meters wide.
5. The exterior of the Dubai Frame’s design was inspired by the logo of Expo 2020.
6. The height of the Dubai Frame in regular terms is the height of a 50-storeyed building.
The Dubai Frame is also known as Berwaz Dubai in Arabic.

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