Elevator uplift

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More recently, passengers were left stranded between floors after their lift car broke down inside the Burj Khalifa. And, in March this year, British former F1 driver Stirling Moss broke his ankles after falling down an elevator shaft in London.

Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Burj Khalifa named among the world’s best landmarks

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Two UAE landmarks have found place in TripAdvisor’s 2017 list of top 25 world landmarks. Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has been ranked as the world’s second most favourite...

Samsung takes over Dubai’s Burj Khalifa to promote Galaxy S9

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The company became the first tech brand to be represented on the building in an LED display. There was also a chance for consumers to experience the different features of...

Mandarin Oriental to open new hotel in Downtown Dubai

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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is to manage a second luxury hotel and branded residences in Dubai, due to open in 2020, the group announced on Tuesday. The hotel, located in...

Fashion designers turn to interiors

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Not content with supermodels, catwalks and a roll call of rich and famous clients, these fashion designers are increasingly spreading their creative wings to include interior design projects for hotels – see Hotel Maison Moschino in Milan, the Missoni Hotel in Edinburgh or the Hotel Armani in Dubai - or even launching their own interiors collections.

Burj Khalifa takeover by Cartier video

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Time Out has video and pictures of Burj Khalifa takeover by Cartier, with Dubai Opera. See a panther climb the world's tallest building The brilliance of the LED show at...

Burj Dubai – The World’s Tallest Building

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The world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai), officially opened Jan. 4 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Architect Adrian Smith, who designed Burj Khalifa while at the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, attended the opening ceremonies. Burj Khalifa's official height was announced at 828 meters, or 2,716.5 feet. "It was the culmination of many years of work and one of the most thrilling moments of my career," said Smith, who left SOM in 2006 to start his own firm, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.

Who Is Trump’s New Year’s Eve Guest And Billionaire Pal From Dubai?

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At Donald Trump’s New Year’s Eve bash in Florida, he gave a speech to the guests in attendance and called out his friend and business partner Hussain Sajwani, according...

The Grand Tour: Dubai is simply superlative

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It still might be the most familiar symbol of Dubai, but Burj (which translates as tower) Khalifa has grabbed attention lately as the tallest freestanding structure in the world, weighing in 828 metres with the world’s first Armani Hotel and a killer viewing platform on the 124th floor that includes high-tech viewing equipment to get a close-up of buildings miles away; something the CN Tower might want to try.