Dubai-Lover
July 7th, 2004, 02:28 AM
i've already seen this hotel under construction on a one day trip to abu dhabi. you can clearly see that it will be an excelent hotel, but i never expected it to be a 7-star-hotel!!!
congratulations to Abu Dhabi!!!
source: http://www.eqarat.com/english/newsletter/72/4.htm
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Abu Dhabi racing to build world's second 7-star hotel
On the Western edge of Abu Dhabi, workers are racing against time to finish what would be the world's second seven-star hotel that will host the next GCC summit in 2004.
The UAE is also host to the world's first seven-star hotel ? the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
It is not the luxury that attracts the eye but its oriental architecture that is reminiscent of legendary palaces mentioned in the Arabian tales, One Thousand and One Nights. At first glance from a distance, one might mistake the structure for a giant mosque as the main building is squeezed under a massive green dome that dwarfs smaller domes on the many corners of the structure. Emerging out of the mother dome is a short glittering yellow pole made of nearly 20kg of pure gold.
Sandwiched between the Khaledeyya Palace Hotel, the Ladies Beach and the Hilton Hotel, the project could also be mistaken for a village as many smaller buildings are being constructed around the domed structure which overlooks the azure Gulf water.
The project straddles on an area of around 850,000 square metres and will have nearly 440 rooms and suites, to be completed in the first half of 2004. Its design blends traditional material and motifs with the latest technology while the spectacular 40-metre corrosion-proof dome reflects the country's cultural heritage.
The hotel will also include 12 restaurants and other entertainment facilities while it will house the Middle East's biggest auditorium with space for 1,200 people.
"The hotel will also house a separate wing built specifically for heads of state and the leaders of the GCC countries, comprising royal suites each measuring over 1,000 square metres on the top floor," an engineer at the project said.
With an estimated cost of around Dh1.8 billion ($490 million), the hotel features stone finish and it lies just opposite the Abu Dhabi breakwater that is emerging as a major cultural and tourist centre housing a heritage village, ship restaurants, heritage theatre, a heritage restaurant and a massive marine sport club.
The main structure and its surrounding villas and suites dwarf the nearby Khaledeyya and Hilton hotels as it straddles from those two hotels more than two kilometres from the famous Corniche road towards the Ladies Beach and the Western edge of the city.
The hotel, which will open to the public only after the GCC summit in late 2004, complements other giant construction and recreational projects taking place along the city's northern and western coastline. They include the breakwater facilities, a nearby palm-dotted tourist village, and the multi-billion dollar Disneyland-style Lulu fun city to be built on a man-made island just three kilometres from the Conference Palace Hotel.
The hotel appears to be seizing prestige from the nearby Intercontinental Hotel which has hosted two GCC summits and has suites named after Gulf leaders. At night, when Abu Dhabi plunges into glittering lights that invade its darkness, the Conference Palace appears more majestic and fantastic as its incomplete dome shines out of surrounding hotels and the nearby water like an egg laid by a mammoth bird.
When completed, the Conference Palace is set to become Abu Dhabi's landmark that will steal light from its existing landmark high rise towers dotting its seven-kilometre Corniche and the magnificent Etisalat tower with its famous white ball on the top.
The new hotel has swallowed a large chunk of Abu Dhabi western coast, leaving a small beach strip for swimmers who have already been deprived of their favourite beach on the Corniche because of construction work. The other beach just opposite Conference Palace has been cordoned off and closed to the public due to dredging work.
congratulations to Abu Dhabi!!!
source: http://www.eqarat.com/english/newsletter/72/4.htm
http://www.eqarat.com/english/newsletter/images/palacehotel.jpg
Abu Dhabi racing to build world's second 7-star hotel
On the Western edge of Abu Dhabi, workers are racing against time to finish what would be the world's second seven-star hotel that will host the next GCC summit in 2004.
The UAE is also host to the world's first seven-star hotel ? the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
It is not the luxury that attracts the eye but its oriental architecture that is reminiscent of legendary palaces mentioned in the Arabian tales, One Thousand and One Nights. At first glance from a distance, one might mistake the structure for a giant mosque as the main building is squeezed under a massive green dome that dwarfs smaller domes on the many corners of the structure. Emerging out of the mother dome is a short glittering yellow pole made of nearly 20kg of pure gold.
Sandwiched between the Khaledeyya Palace Hotel, the Ladies Beach and the Hilton Hotel, the project could also be mistaken for a village as many smaller buildings are being constructed around the domed structure which overlooks the azure Gulf water.
The project straddles on an area of around 850,000 square metres and will have nearly 440 rooms and suites, to be completed in the first half of 2004. Its design blends traditional material and motifs with the latest technology while the spectacular 40-metre corrosion-proof dome reflects the country's cultural heritage.
The hotel will also include 12 restaurants and other entertainment facilities while it will house the Middle East's biggest auditorium with space for 1,200 people.
"The hotel will also house a separate wing built specifically for heads of state and the leaders of the GCC countries, comprising royal suites each measuring over 1,000 square metres on the top floor," an engineer at the project said.
With an estimated cost of around Dh1.8 billion ($490 million), the hotel features stone finish and it lies just opposite the Abu Dhabi breakwater that is emerging as a major cultural and tourist centre housing a heritage village, ship restaurants, heritage theatre, a heritage restaurant and a massive marine sport club.
The main structure and its surrounding villas and suites dwarf the nearby Khaledeyya and Hilton hotels as it straddles from those two hotels more than two kilometres from the famous Corniche road towards the Ladies Beach and the Western edge of the city.
The hotel, which will open to the public only after the GCC summit in late 2004, complements other giant construction and recreational projects taking place along the city's northern and western coastline. They include the breakwater facilities, a nearby palm-dotted tourist village, and the multi-billion dollar Disneyland-style Lulu fun city to be built on a man-made island just three kilometres from the Conference Palace Hotel.
The hotel appears to be seizing prestige from the nearby Intercontinental Hotel which has hosted two GCC summits and has suites named after Gulf leaders. At night, when Abu Dhabi plunges into glittering lights that invade its darkness, the Conference Palace appears more majestic and fantastic as its incomplete dome shines out of surrounding hotels and the nearby water like an egg laid by a mammoth bird.
When completed, the Conference Palace is set to become Abu Dhabi's landmark that will steal light from its existing landmark high rise towers dotting its seven-kilometre Corniche and the magnificent Etisalat tower with its famous white ball on the top.
The new hotel has swallowed a large chunk of Abu Dhabi western coast, leaving a small beach strip for swimmers who have already been deprived of their favourite beach on the Corniche because of construction work. The other beach just opposite Conference Palace has been cordoned off and closed to the public due to dredging work.