Posted on March 14, 2008 by Admin
The Rose Tower is a 333 metre (1,093 feet), 72-story skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Originally, the tower was to be 380 m (1,247 feet) high, but its projected height was reduced in further design modification. Construction began in 2004. On 24 October 2006, the building reached its full height [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2008 by Admin
The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, “Tower of the Arabs”
is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC.
At 321 metres (1,053 ft), it is the tallest building used exclusively as a hotel. However, [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2008 by Admin
In a deal forged in 2004, Giorgio Armani S.p.A. and EMAAR Hotels & Resorts LLC agreed to develop a unique series of international ‘Armani Hotels and Resorts’. Giorgio Armani S.p.A. has awarded a long-term license to EMAAR Hotel & Resorts LLC for the operation of the hotels and resorts, where EMAAR will be fully responsible [...]
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Posted on March 4, 2008 by Admin
Currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis will be with the Poseidon the world’s unique luxury underwater hotels. It will include three elements: the land station, where guests will be welcomed, the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel, and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. [...]
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Posted on February 29, 2008 by Admin
Gorgous, glaring & glamorous !!! Galway City’s groovy g hotel on Ireland’s West coast.
This 103 bedroom hotel, is the flagship property of Monogram Hotels, Ireland’s newest niche brand of luxury hotels. Douglas Wallace collaborated with design director, Philip Treacy, to create a five-star hotel interior unlike anything seen before in Ireland.
Gerry’s Bar is all [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2008 by Admin
For a virtual tour of the hotel, see the video at the bottom of the page.
Unlike the Jules Undersea Lodge — the only undersea hotel now in existence, located off the coast of Key Largo, Fla. — guests at the Poseidon won’t need to put on a wet suit and dive to their [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2008 by Admin
ICEHOTEL is situated in the village Jukkasjärvi, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. The heart and backbone is the River Torne flowing freely through the unspoilt wilderness. Covered with a meter thick ice layer winter time the river is the source of all our art, architecture and design. The pure water [...]
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