Sunday, 19 May 2013

the tallest hotel in the world !!!

This is a list of the 10 tallest buildings in the world whose 85% or more of its total floor area is dedicated to hotel use. 


1st : JW MARRIOTT MARQUIS DUBAI, UAE (355M)



The Guinness World Records association acknowledged the recently opened 354.7-meter JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai as the world's tallest hotel.


2nd : ROSE TOWER, UAE (333M)



72 story hotel and The hotel has two restaurants and a coffee shop, it has 482 rooms, suites and penthouses. Developers of this project are Bonyan International Investment Group, they invested $180 million.

3rd : RYUGYONG HOTEL,PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (330M)


The hotel was designed to have 3,000 rooms, 7 revolving restaurants, casinos, nightclubs and Japanese lounges. it is the tallest structure in North Korea.

4th : BURJ AL ARAB, UAE (321M)


The most luxurious (7 stars) and of course, one of the most expensive in the world."Burj Al Arab" is the "Arab Tower". Built in the middle of the sea, in a Persian Gulf area famous for its spectacular and futuristic architecture.

5th : JUMEIRAH EMIRATES TOWERS HOTEL, UAE (309M)

The hotel contains 598 rooms and suites, 19 beachfront villas, and 20 restaurants and bars. This wave-shaped hotel complements the sail-shaped Burj Al Arab, which is adjacent to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

6th : BAIYOKE TOWER II, BANGKOK, THAILAND (304 M)


The tallest hotel in Southeast Asia and the fourth-tallest all-hotel structure in the world. Its features a public observatory on the 77th floor, a bar called "Roof Top Bar & Music Lounge" on the 83rd floor, a 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor and the hotel offers 673 guest rooms.


7th : KHALID AL ATTAR TOWER 2, UAE (294 M)



It is the 66-floor tower and the 18th tallest building in Dubai. It also known as Millennium Plaza Hotel. 


8th : THE CULLINAN SOUTH TOWER, KOWLOON, HONG KONG (270M)


Both north and south towers of The Cullinan complex, called The Cullinan North Tower and The Cullinan South Tower, are Hong Kong’s tallest residential towers at 68 stories.

9th : JAL HOTEL, UAE (269M)


Nikko Hotel Dubai (JAL Hotel) is the taller of the two building and has 60 floors.

10th: GRAND LISBOA, MACAU (258M)


It's The World's Largest Flawless Diamond and weighs 218.08 carats graded by the Gemological Institute of America, as a D-IF with excellent polish and symmetry. This diamond is located in the casino guarded by security guards at all times.




Wednesday, 1 May 2013

WONDER OF THE WORLDS

Did you know what means of The Wonder of The Worlds?

Its refer the seven structures considered by ancient and medieval scholars to be the most wonderous of the ancient world.The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty and also because it was the number of the five planets known anciently plus the sun and moon.


The Seven Wonder of The Worlds are :-


1.Great Pyramid of Giza,Egypt


The pyramid remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years.its consists of an estimated 2.3 million limestone blocks with most believed to have been transported from nearby quarries.



2.Hanging Gardens of Babylon,Iraq


The gardens were attributed to the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled between 605 and 562 BC. He is reported to have constructed the gardens to please his homesick wife Amytis of Media, who longed for the plants of her homeland.Estimates based on descriptions of the gardens in ancient sources say the Hanging Gardens would have required a minimum amount of 8,200 gallons (37,000 litres) of water per day.


3.Statue of Zeus at Olympia


The site consisted of a stadium - where the competitions were actually done - and a sacred grove, or Altis, where a number of temples were located. The shrine to Zeus here was simple in the early years, but as time went by and the games increased in importance, it became obvious that a new, larger temple, one worthy of the King of the gods.The temple was built on a raised, rectangular platform. Thirteen large columns supported the roof along the sides and six supported it on each end. A gently-peaked roof topped the building.



4.Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,Turkey


Also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek Temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis.One of the legends that grew up about the great fire was that the night that the temple burned was the very same night that Alexander the Great was born. According to the story, the goddess Artemis was so preoccupied with Alexander's safe birth she was unable to save her own temple from its fiery destruction.



5.Mausoleum at Halicarnassus


The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus was a tomb  for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II Of Caria, who was both his wife and his sister.



6.Colossus of Rhodes


It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus.




7.Ligthouse of Alexandria


The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria built for the purpose of guiding sailors into the port.With a height variously estimated at somewhere between 393 and 450 ft (120 and 140 m), it was one of the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries.