As promised, I'm sharing some photographs, some taken by me - others from stock photographs from the BBC and the Guardian newspaper. The soundtrack features an instrumental version of Time to Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò) famously recorded in Italian by Andrea Bocelli in 1995 and later in Italian and English as a duet featuring Sarah Brightman. Several versions by both exist and the song features as part of the daily show for the dancing Dubai Fountain in Downtown Burj Khalifa. The version here is an electronic rendition of this popular tune. The slideshow was produced using Micrsoft Photostory. Enjoy.
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Monday, 8 February 2010
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Burj Khalifa: Top of the World
Almost exactly a month ago, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was officially inaugarated before a worldwide audience. This week I took the 60 second ride to the public viewing gallery "at the top" of Burj Khalifa and have thus now stepped foot in and seen the world from the highest man-made point in the world. (If one takes a service lift, there are still yet higher points, but I've made a piece of history, for me, at least.)
Burj Khalifa is quite a spectacular building, and yes, you feel your ears pop as you go up and down in the lifts.
In the next posting, InshAllah, I would like to share a few pictures that I have taken and some official photographs from various sources. However, today we look back at January's opening ceremony including the firework display and the amazing dancing Dubai Fountain.
Burj Khalifa is quite a spectacular building, and yes, you feel your ears pop as you go up and down in the lifts.
In the next posting, InshAllah, I would like to share a few pictures that I have taken and some official photographs from various sources. However, today we look back at January's opening ceremony including the firework display and the amazing dancing Dubai Fountain.
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