Burj Al Arab, Dubai

The Burj Al Arab is a hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the third tallest hotel in the world. However, 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space.
Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island (920 ft) from Jumeirah beach and is connected to the mainland by a curving bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to mimic the sail of a ship. It has a helipad near the roof at a height of (689 ft) above ground.

The locale's name had its origins in the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company which at one time welded giant floating oil storage tanks, known locally as Kazzans on the site.
The beachfront area where Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach.

Burj Al Arab was designed by multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins, led by architect Tom Wright, who has since become co-founder of WKK Architects. Construction of the Island began in 1994 and involved up to 2,000 construction workers during peak construction.

The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts and Al Habtoor Engineering.
The building opened in December 1999.

The building contains over 70,000 m3 (92,000 cu yd) of concrete and 9,000 tons of steel.

Burj Al Arab is the world's third tallest hotel (not including buildings with mixed use). The structure of the Rose Rayhaan, also in Dubai, is 11 m (36 ft) taller than Burj Al Arab.