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Burj al Arab
A 24 meter (79 feet) wide helipad projects from the building 210 meters above the ground. - Burj Al Arab is the world's tallest structure with a membrane facade. - This is the tallest operating hotel building in the world (not counting mixed-use buildings like Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai or the unfinished Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea). - "Burj" is Arabic for "Tower". - The building's external lighting schemes, from white light to a multicolored one, change from one to another every 30 minutes expressing the evening's progress. - The building's design is influenced by the profile of an Arabian sailing ship. - The Al Muntaha restaurant is located 200 metres above the Persian Gulf, offering great views of Dubai. It is accessed by a panoramic elevator. - The atrium is 180 metres high, one of the tallest in the world.