"has also a breeding facility for polo ponies as well as purebred Arabian horses. The Dubai Polo Academy, coach Steve Thompson, runs from September to May every year and it is based at the Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club since 2005. Polo in the United Arab Emirates The sport of polo is played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Polo is popular amongst royal and other UAE families. President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan had the Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club built in 1994; it was later under the patronage of his son Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nayan."
"announced the new name. Burj Al Arab was designed by multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins led by architect Tom Wright, who has since become co-founder of WKK Architects. The design and construction were managed by Canadian engineer Rick Gregory also of WS Atkins. It is very similar to the Vasco da Gama Tower located in Lisbon, Portugal. Construction of the island began in 1994 and involved up to 2,000 construction workers during peak construction. It was built to resemble the billowing spinnaker sail of a J-class yacht. Two ""wings"" spread in a V to form a vast ""mast"", while the space between"
"question. A profitable global enterprise, DP World today is one of the largest marine terminal operators in the world. The company operates more than 77 terminals across six continents, with container handling generating some 80% of its revenue. The Burj Al Arab was inaugurated in December 1999. The hotel, constructed from a design by WS Atkins in response to a brief from Sheikh Mohammed to create a truly iconic building, styles itself as ""the world's most luxurious hotel"". It was constructed on an island offshore from the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the first property managed by Jumeirah, the hotel management company"
"Capital, for an undisclosed sum. Burgh Island Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England near the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel. The other buildings are three private houses, and a public house, the ""Pilchard Inn"", run by the hotel. Archaeological discovery of tin ingots at the River Erme estuary wreck show that the local area was a significant tin trading port in ancient times; it is unclear whether the ingots date from the Iron Age or Sub-Roman"
"built and financed by the Libyan government at a cost of over 80 million euros. The building has an oval curved facade; like the Burj Al Arab, it was designed to resemble a ship's sail. It is known as ""Gaddafi's Egg"" because it is funded by Libya. Corinthia Hotel Khartoum The Corinthia Hotel Khartoum is a five-star hotel in central Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, on the meeting point of the Blue Nile and White Nile and in the centre of Khartoum’s commercial, business, and administrative districts. It is located next to the Friendship Hall of Khartoum and the Tuti"
"Iraq, Russia, German states, Belgium, Netherlands (Queen Wilhelmine), UK, Japan, Brasil (emperor), Serbia, Norway, Sweden. Royal Victoria Hotel, Pisa The Royal Victoria Hotel is located in the oldest part of the medieval settlement of Pisa on the northern bank of the River Arno. The earliest part of the building is a tower erected by the Winemaker's Guild in the 11th century, which served both as an inn and as their headquarters. The ""Universita de Vinajoli"" as it was called, later became part of the University of Pisa, when it was called Collegio Vittoriano. This was a period when Pisa was"
"Borg El Arab Airport Borg El Arab International Airport (Arabic:مطار برج العرب الدولي) is an airport serving Alexandria, Egypt. It is located about southwest of Alexandria, in Borg El Arab (alternate spellings: Borg Al Arab, Burg Al Arab or Burg El Arab). The airport also serves the nearby areas of the Nile Delta. Borg El Arab is the principal airport of Alexandria since December 2011 after the closure of Alexandria International Airport due to a major re-development program. Borg El Arab Airport had a major expansion in terms of the airport's passenger and cargo handling capacity in response to growing"
"Burgh Island Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England near the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel. The other buildings are three private houses, and a public house, the ""Pilchard Inn"", run by the hotel. Archaeological discovery of tin ingots at the River Erme estuary wreck show that the local area was a significant tin trading port in ancient times; it is unclear whether the ingots date from the Iron Age or Sub-Roman periods, however this discovery so"
"Borg El Arab Borg El Arab () is an industrial city in the governorate of Alexandria, Egypt. It is located about 45 kilometers south-west of Alexandria and some seven kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. North of Borg El Arab is the King Maryut resort and Lake Maryut. The city has an airport, Borg El Arab Airport, that serves nearly 250,000 passengers every year. Borg El Arab is widely considered an extension of the city of Alexandria. On 23 April 1973 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat met with Syrian president Hafez al-Assad at the presidential resort in Borg El Arab for two"
"Baron Hotel Baron Hotel (also Baron's Hotel; or ""Le Baron""), is the oldest hotel that currently operates in Syria. It is located on Baron street in down-town Aleppo's Aziziyeh district. The Baron has sustained some civil war-related minor damage but is still standing. The idea of building a luxury hotel in Aleppo rose at the end of the 19th century. Sometime around 1870, a member of the Armenian family of Mazloumian (from eastern Anatolia) was on her way to Jerusalem for pilgrimage. While passing through Aleppo which was--even at that time--a cosmopolitan centre of commerce, she noticed how uncomfortable Europeans"
"the espionage novel ""Performance Anomalies""takes place at the top of the Burj Al Arab, where the spy protagonist Cono 7Q discovers that through deadly betrayal his spy nemesis Katerina has maneuvered herself into the top echelon of the government of Kazakhstan. The Hotel can also be seen in ""Syriana"", """" and also some Bollywood movies. Richard Hammond included the building in his television series, ""Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections"". The Burj Al Arab serves as the cover image for the 2009 album ""Ocean Eyes"" by Owl City. Burj Al Arab The Burj Al Arab (, ""Tower of the Arabs"") is a"
"with a maximum of 40,200 domestic gross floor areas. Together with it, ancillary accommodations like resident's clubhouse and recreational areas will be included. In terms of the hotel, it will be built in the shape of sailboat, which is similar to the design of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. The development project will also cover the construction of public open space, for instance, three public open space areas and a wide Sculpture Plaza with exhibition of art pieces that serves an extension to the future Art Space revitalised from the former Yacht Club. There are city legends passed"
"has become known for its successful building projects, including the Burj Al Arab, the world's tallest freestanding hotel, The Palm Islands, a construction of three artificial islands in the shape of the date palm, on which residential and commercial property will be built and The World Islands, a massive man-made archipelago of 300 islands in the shape of the world, and Burj Khalifa, which is the world's tallest man-made structure. In 2006, upon the death of Sheikh Maktoum al-Maktoum, his brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum became Emir, having been de facto ruler for a decade and credited with helping"
"area and many sports clubs such as Smouha SC, Al Ittihad Alexandria Club and Alexandria Sporting Club -which is under construction. It also includes five industrial parks, and about 1240 producing factories with 9.853 billion pounds in investment capital. New Borg El Arab is located in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, at latitude 30° 50' 56"" North, longitude 29° 36' 42"" East, bounded on the north by Borg El Arab city, on the east Borg El Arab Airport, on the west El Hamam in the Matrouh Governorate and on the south Amreya. New Borg El Arab city includes many of hospitals and"
"cake. And then in July 2015, the Café Ha(a)ïtza opened its doors in Pyla-sur-Mer. But this was less a step and more a prologue to the 2016 opening of the eponymous hotel with its open spaces, central bars and tables d’hôtes. This emblematic venue in the Baie d’Arcachon, a landscape so dear to Philippe Starck, will rediscover its life and panache of former times in summer 2016. S Hotel is an upscale, 103-room sanctuary in Songshan district in the heart of Taipei and a rare blend of contemporary style, warm sophistication and joyful exuberance. S Restaurant & Bar features global"
"Project Name for the construction phase of the Burj Al Arab Hotel until Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the new name - Burj Al Arab. Jumeirah Jumeirah ( ) is a coastal residential area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates mainly comprising low rise private dwellings and hotel developments. It has both expensive and large detached properties as well as more modest town houses built in a variety of architectural styles. The area is popular with expatriates working in the emirate and is familiar to many tourists visiting Dubai. Historically, Emirati people living in the Jumeirah were fishermen, pearl"
"Babylon Warwick Hotel The Babylon Warwick Hotel is a 300-room hotel on Karrada Street, on the banks of the Tigris River, in the Al-Jadriya district of Baghdad, Iraq, The hotel is a Ziggurat, in the form of a terraced step pyramid of successively receding stories or levels. It was designed by Slovenian architect Edvard Ravnikar and was originally intended to be built as a beach resort at Budva in Montenegro, in Yugoslavia. When that project fell through, the plans were re-used and slightly adjusted for the new site in Baghdad. The hotel originally opened in 1982 as the Babylon Oberoi"
"Burgh Island Hotel The Burgh Island Hotel is a hotel on Burgh Island, Devon in England. In the 1890s, the music hall star George H. Chirgwin built a prefabricated wooden house on the island, which was used by guests for weekend parties. The island was sold in 1927 to the filmmaker Archibald Nettlefold of Nettlefold Studios, the heir to the Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds engineering firm, who built a more substantial hotel in the Art Deco style, which became a popular destination in the 1930s. Additions were made through the 1930s, including a room created from the captain's cabin of"
"Auberge de Castille et Portugal The Auberge de Castille et Portugal () was an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Castille, León and Portugal. The first Auberge de Castille, which was known as the ""vecchia alberghia di Castiglia"", was built in the 1530s. Its exact location is not known and no remains have survived of this first auberge. A second auberge was built in Barrack Front Street (now Hilda Tabone Street) during the magistracy of Grand Master Claude de la Sengle. This auberge was designed by"
"(drive by car) away from each other. Yanbu is the second largest Saudi Arabian city by the Red Sea, after Jeddah. (Also known as Yanbu Al-Bahar) is the most northern part of Yanbu. The downtown area of Yanbu Al-Balad (which is also called ""Al-Balad"") contains most of the population. Most of the restaurants here cater to the various ethnic groups in the area, although some also cater to residents in the Royal Commission. The area also contains some international chain restaurants, as well as some coffee shops. The Holiday Inn Hotel is located at the edge of this area, as"
"Amman's -10C. Turaif (Saudi Arabia) Turaif () is a town in Northern Borders Province (also known as Al-Hudud ash Shamaliyah), Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Jordan. Turaif is located at a bend in Highway 85 as it turns west to Jordan. It is located at around . As of 2010, it has a population of 48,929. The city of Turaif is one of the cities that have been established because of the presence of international oil pipeline. Highway 85 bisects Turaif into ""Old"" Turaif to the north and ""New"" Turaif to the south. The largest hotel in Turaif"
"in the shape of the palm tree. Fairmont The Palm has received a variety of hospitality awards including: The Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort Fairmont The Palm is a five-star hotel located on the trunk of Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The hotel is located on world’s largest man-made island shaped in the form of a palm tree. Fairmont The Palm, has views of the Persian Gulf and provide access to the Dubai Marina and business hubs such as Dubai Media City, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Knowledge Village. The hotel has 381 rooms and suites, including two presidential"
"Banner's pink-lettered, sub-pornographic text of Lawrence of Arabia - The Desert - for example; Tony Cragg's wryly brutish Subcommittee, a knobbly metal sculpture that weighs the best part of a ton; Niki de Saint Phalle's sinuous steel-and-polyester sculpture Le Grand Rossignol floats touchably in a plush sitting area - a snip at £560,000, if it were for sale."" The Thief (hotel) The Thief is a luxury waterfront hotel located on Landgangen 1 on the islet of Tjuvholmen (Thief Islet) in Oslo, Norway, designed by the award-winning Mellbye Architects. The hotel opened on January 9, 2013, and is currently the only"
"Albert Pike Residence Hotel The Albert Pike Residence Hotel is a historic commercial building at 701 South Scott Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. The hotel was built in 1929 by the Farrell Hotel Company at an approximate cost of $1,000,000. It was designed by architect Eugene John Stern in the Italian-Spanish Revival style. The two main wings are eight stories each, and extend out towards Scott Street. These two wings are connected across the back by a ten-story cross section. Decorated stone pediments extend above the roof line in the center of each wing. The cloister type porch graces the"
"South African steakhouse. Al Habtoor City Al Habtoor City () (former name ‘Habtoor Palace complex’) is a multi-use development in Dubai, consisting of three hotels (rebranded in July 2018 to Habtoor Palace, LXR Hotels & Resorts, V Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton and Hilton Dubai Al-Habtoor City) and three high-rise residential towers commissioned by the Al Habtoor Group in 2012. Al Habtoor City consists of three hotels operated by Marriott International: The St. Regis Dubai, W Dubai, and The Westin Dubai. The residential towers are planned to be completed in 2017, and will include two 73-story residential buildings and a"
"famous barrel-vaulted atrium starts at the 56th floor and extends upwards to the 87th. Lined with 28 annular corridors and staircases arrayed in a spiral, it is in diameter with a clear height of approximately . It is one of the tallest atria in the world, the tallest being the Burj Al Arab's. The hotel floors also feature: The Skywalk, a indoor observation deck with a capacity of 1,000+ people, occupies the 88th floor of the building. In addition to the panoramic views of Shanghai, it offers a topside view of the hotel atrium below. It also includes a small"
"to be dismantled in 2002. Around 2007, a new hotel was built, under the name Palacio de Sal, in a new location at the eastern edge of Salar de Uyuni, 25 km away from the town of Uyuni. The site is south of Bolivia's capital La Paz. The building was constructed of about 1 million 35-cm (14-inch) salt blocks, which are used for the floor, walls, ceiling and furniture, including beds, tables, chairs and sculptures. The sanitary system has been restructured to comply with the government regulations. The hotel has a dry sauna and a steam room, a saltwater pool"
"Abraj Al Bait The Abraj Al-Bait ( ""Towers of the House (of God, i.e. the Kaaba)"") is a government-owned megatall complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are a part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that strives to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel tower, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower, A Fairmont Hotel, has the world's largest clock face and is the third-tallest building and fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. The building complex is metres away from the world's largest mosque and Islam's most sacred site, the Great Mosque"
"spaces in the basement give temporary installations of current artists. La Co(o)rniche Hotel, an extraordinary location has been renovated in 2011. Key landmark in the Pilat-Plage district in Pyla-Sur-Mer near Bordeaux, the vantage point over the Arcachon basin, backing onto the highest dune in Europe, it is suspended between sea and sky, nestling between sand and pines. This ravishing boutique getaway is the height of seaside sophistication. Philippe Starck’s bold white interior evokes local oyster farming, and Europe’s highest sand dune looms large as next-door neighbour. Outstanding seafood dining and sea-and-sand views at every turn are the icing on the"
"brought wounded to the restaurant. Several foreign journalists were staying at the hotel and became witnesses to the killing. Al Deira Hotel The Al Deira Hotel () is a beach hotel located in Gaza. It was built in 2000 and has 22 rooms which feature high, domed ceilings and views of the Mediterranean. The hotel is regularly used by foreign journalists covering Gaza. The architecture of this boutique hotel, built around an inner courtyard, has an ""Ottoman elegance"". The style blends traditional Moroccan and Arab architecture with modern design influences. It is built with dark brown sun dried mud bricks,"
"between the lake and the sea. A well-preserved ancient tomb is thought to be a scaled-down model of the Alexandria Pharos. Known colloquially under various names — the ""Pharos of Abusir"", the ""Abusir funerary monument"" and Burg al-Arab (Arab's Tower) — it consists of a 3-story tower, approximately in height, with a square base, a hexagonal midsection and cylindrical upper section, like the building upon which it was apparently modeled. It dates to the reign of Ptolemy II (285–246 BC), and is therefore likely to have been built at about the same time as the Alexandria Pharos. Zahi Hawass and"
"Hotel Seville ""For the hotel in New York City see Seville Hotel (New York City)"" The Hotel Seville is a historic hotel building at Vine and Ridge Streets in downtown Harrison, Arkansas. It is an L-shaped three story wood frame structure, finished in brick and terra cotta veneer with distinctive Spanish Revival (Mission) styling. Its eastern entry porch is supported by polychrome terra cotta pillars, and portions of the exterior are finished in terra cotta tile with inset geometric patterns. Built in 1929, the building is one of the most elaborate examples of Spanish Revival architecture in the state. It"
"that evolved from a dense urban grain of low-rise courtyards and narrow streets into ... an endlessly repeatable pattern for the decoration of standardised [concrete] slab(s)"". Abraj Al Bait The Abraj Al-Bait ( ""Towers of the House (of God, i.e. the Kaaba)"") is a government-owned megatall complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are a part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that strives to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel tower, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower, A Fairmont Hotel, has the world's largest clock face and is the third-tallest building"