I had the chance to visit an ongoing mega construction project related to the development of a yacht marina (Under construction) near the jumeirah beach, Dubai. With the help of my brother, I was able to access this wonderful construction site (My brother is working on this site as a Geotechnical engineer). The yacht marina will be part of “Marsa Al Arab”, a momentous mega project (US$1.7 billion) which will be built on two islands on either side of the Burj Al Arab hotel. It was an amazing experience for me personally to appreciate such a beautiful engineering marvel “Burj Al Arab” constructed on a man-made island.
The British architect Tom Wright gave the iconic design of this luxurious hotel. The innovative design of this beautiful hotel is inspired from the traditional shape of a “Dhow”. Dhow is a form of sailing vessel which is very common in the Red sea and Indian ocean. The building design emphasize the historical significance of seafaring heritage which was in the Arab roots. The average cost/night stay in a room in this extravagant masterpiece is approximately US$2600 .
The hotel is fit in with a marvelous Tennis court made of grass located at the top of the hotel (200 m above the sea-level). Gold is used to decorate the beautiful interior of this building structure. The total cost spent in the construction of this beautiful masterpiece hotel was US$650 million.
The weather was foggy with lite showers during my trip to this wonderful place. I was asked to wear all the construction safety gear during the whole touring process.
, for me they respectfully asked me to see the hotel view from the seashore 