BURJ DUBAI, THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING, WHICH IS RUMORED TO BE 818 METERS, WILL OPEN ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC ON 2.DEC.2009, WHICH WILL COINCIDE WITH UAE'S NATIONAL DAY. THE OPENING DATE OF THE BUILDING HAS BEEN A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET FOR YEARS, HOWEVER, A SENIOR ARCHITECT WORKING ON THE PROJECT HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DECEMBER DATE HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE OPENING. THE ARMANI HOTEL, WHICH WILL PART OF THE STUNNING BUILDING, WILL ALSO WELCOME ITS FIRST GUESTS ON THE SAME DAY. "THIS WILL BE A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT AND A BIG CELEBRATION FOR THE UAE AND FOR EMAAR, PARTICULARLY AS IT'S UAE NATIONAL DAY. IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE PEOPLE CAN ENTER THE BUILDING", SAID THE ARCHITECT IN A RECENT INTERVIEW. THE FINAL PIECE OF GLASS CLADDING TO COMPLETE THE EXTERIOR OF BURJ DUBAI WILL BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, SPANNING SIX METERS IN LENGTH, THE PANEL IS THE LAST OF THE 24,348 PIECES OF CLADDING FITTED TO THE SUPER-STRUCTURE.
MORE THAN 1,000 SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED PIECES OF ARTWORK WILL ADORN THE INTERIORS OF THE BUILDING. ONE IF THE HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE AN ARTWORK FEATURING 196 BRONZE AND BRASS ALLOY CYMBALS, REPRESENTING THE 196 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, SUSPENDED OF TITANIUM RODS ANCHORED AT THE BOTTOM OF TWO REFLECTING POOLS. VISITORS TO THE LOBBY WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR A DISTINCT MUSICAL SOUNDS AS THE CYMBALS, WHICH ARE PLATED IN 18 CARAT GOLD, ARE STRUCK BY DRIPPING WATER INTENDED TO MIMIC THE SOUND OF WATER FALLING ON LEAVES.
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