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Location Information:
The
Burj Al Arab (Arabic: "Tower of the
Arabs", also known as "Arab Sail")
is a hotel located in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates and is the only 7 star
hotel. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is
the second tallest building in the
world that is used exclusively as a
hotel. 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 to mimic the sail
of a ship.
The
beachfront area where the Burj Al
Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are
located was previously called
Chicago Beach. The hotel is located
on an island of reclaimed land
offshore of the beach of the former
Chicago Beach Hotel. The locale's
name had its origins in the Chicago
Bridge & Iron Company which at one
time welded giant floating oil
storage tankers on the site
The old name persisted after the old
Hotel was demolished in 1997 since
Dubai Chicago Beach Hotel as the
Public Project Name for the
construction phase of the Burj Al
Arab Hotel until Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum announced the new
name[4]. Some still refer to the
hotel as the Burj Al Arab at Chicago
Beach
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