5.Dubai is Building the Most Extravagant Entertainment Park in the World

4.Dubai has a Seven Star Hotel (Kind of)

Many people think of the Burj Al Arab as the world's first seven star hotel. However, while it's true that the Burj is certainly one of the most luxurious hotels a person could ever hope to stay in, the seven star rating is misleading as it doesn't actually exist in any hotel classification system. The hotel is adamant that it has never used the term itself and attributes the mistake to a British journalist who stayed in the Burj when it first opened in 1998. Stating how glamorous and luxurious the Burj is even when compared to other five star hotels, the journalist quipped that it is more like a seven star hotel. The quote apparently stuck in the years since. Nevertheless, the rating is popularly associated with the hotel and some still presume that the extravagant guest services that the Burj has on offer – which includes gold plated iPads, caviar facials, a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce and servant in every room – somehow supersede the hotel rating classification system. Although it was originally a mistake, it is clearly one which has helped the Burj from a marketing viewpoint over the years.

3.The City will be Home to an Underwater Hotel

The Hydropolis will be world's first multi-room underwater hotel and also one of the most expensive hotels even built. The lower levels of the huge, jellyfish-shaped hotel will contain suites which are situated 20m under the Persian Gulf, and the Hydropolis will also be home to many luxury amenities such as a grand ballroom, cinema, bars and beauty spas. Sadly, like so many of Dubai's most ambitious projects the hotel is currently under construction and it's facing an uncertain future as it tries to find investment and funding so it can finally be completed.

2.The City has Man-Made Islands

One of the most impressive landmarks in Dubai is its artificially constructed islands. Created by dredging up sand from the bottom of the Persian Gulf and spraying it out from huge dredging ships, the two Palm Islands are appropriately shaped like palm trees and are truly a breath-taking sight in a city which offers so many architectural marvels. Unsurprisingly, they are a coveted real estate hotspot as well as one of Dubai's most popular tourist attractions.

1.The Height of the Burj Khalifa Caused a Fasting Dilemma during Ramadan

With a height of 2,722 ft., the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is the tallest man-made structure in the world. The habitable half-mile tower is so tall that Muslims who live in the upper floors have to wait longer to break their fasting during Ramadan because they can see the sun for longer than those who are on the ground. Dubai's clerics advised residents above the 80th floor to wait an extra two minutes and those above the 150th floor to wait an extra three minutes before they broke their fast during the holy month.

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