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Armani Hotel delayed

David — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:35:57 +0000

The opening of the world’s first Armani hotel has been delayed.

The Armani Hotel Dubai, located within the Burj Khalifa, was scheduled to open today.

Most media sources are predicting the hotel will now open at the end of April.

Armani Hotel opening in March

David — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:05:26 +0000

The Armani Hotel Dubai will open on March 18 2010, it was announced today.

The luxury hotel will occupy the lower floors of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

The hotel is the first of a series of Armani Hotels opening as part of a joint venture between Giorgio Armani and Dubai’s Emaar Properties.

World’s tallest building opens in Dubai

David — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:51:27 +0000

The world’s tallest building opened tonight with a spectacular fireworks ceremony attended by thousands.

The final height of the Burj Khalifa was revealed to be 828 metres high, much higher than the 508 metres of the previous record holder, Taipei 101.

Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum renamed the skyscraper, known as the Burj Dubai throughout construction, after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan, president of the UAE and ruler of the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The tower is home to over 1,000 luxury apartments, 49 floors of offices and the 160-room Armani hotel. Around 12,000 people are expected to live and work in the tower, which is part of the Downtown Burj Dubai development.

Construction of the Burj Khalifa began in 2004 and involved some 12,000 workers. The first residents are expected to begin moving into their apartments in February 2010. The Armani Hotel is scheduled to open a month later.

Fact	Details
Height	828 metres
Construction cost	£1.5 billion
Architects	Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Developer	Emaar
Construction man hours	22 million
Temperature difference between base and top	10C
Number of residential apartments	1044
Number of office floors	49
Number of elevators	57
Number of exterior glass cladding panels	28,261
World’s highest mosque	158th floor
World’s tallest service elevator	Travels to a height of 504 metres

Burj Dubai Metro Station opening next month

David — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:29:51 +0000

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have announced that the Burj Dubai Metro Station will open on January 4 2010, coinciding with the official opening of the Burj Dubai.

It will be the 11th station to open on the Red Line and will be able to deal with 11 thousand passengers per hour in each direction.

The station will primarily serve the Downtown Burj Dubai area, home of the Dubai Mall, Burj Dubai, and numerous hotels (Address Downtown Burj Dubai, Address Dubai Mall, Palace, Al Manzil, Qamardeen, Armani etc.).

Burj Dubai opening December 2

David — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:15:26 +0000

Arabian Business reports that the Burj Dubai will open on December 2 2009, UAE National Day.

The Armani Hotel, occupying the lower floors of the building, will open on the same day.

The final piece of glass cladding was manufactured last week and is currently awaiting installation.