A DATE WITH BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI
Ever since I came to know about Burj Khalifa coming up in Dubai, I had a desire, though a faint one, to visit Dubai, if God willing, in order to have a date with the world's tallest residential building. But it was like a dream with eyes open, which was, perhaps, never taken seriously by me, as they say, to desire for something, is one thing, but to convert it into reality, is another. Time kept on flying swiftly, so the dream was also put to rest at the back the mind.
A few years later, a news came calling us to wake-up. Vandana, our daughter was posted to her Dubai office. Our dreams and desires surfaced once again. Wasting no more time, all arrangements for our visit to Dubai were made and both of us reached here on 9th December 2016, for a stay of one month!
On 23rd of December 2016 at eleven, I along with my family, had a special date with Burj Khalifa when I virtually saw it, touched it, felt it and embraced it. A genuine experience, full of joyous feelings, with butterflies in the stomach, eternal satisfaction and a sense of fulfillment of a long cherished 'dream come true' today!
The Burj Khalifa, known as Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a mega tall sky scraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the tallest super structure in the world standing at the height of 829 meters and 830 meters to its needle's pricking tip upwards in the sky. It is situated at 1, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, Boulevard, Dubai The Burj has 163 floors. Its construction was commenced in September 2004 and completed in 2010 at the cost of 1.5 billion USD. Its soaring height of 830 meters at the tip above, Burj Khalifa is fittingly Dubai's most iconic destination
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Prime Minister and the Vice President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. He has overseen numerous landmark projects in Dubai including Palm Jumeirah, the Seven Star Burj Al Arab Hotel and the Burj Khalifa. The Burj is named after Sheikh Khalifa.
It was our life time experience to be on the 123rd floor, a permissible height, a little short from the top and look down below, The Mother Earth's charisma that we have still to 'unfold'!
To be on the 123rd floor, though little short of being on the top of the only man-made super structure, an engineering marvel and an architectural masterpiece of 21st century, Burj Khalifa is incredible, magnificent, amazing, unforgettable, standing tall and erect and a miracle ever created on earth before! Though, it was foggy in the morning of 23rd December 2016, by eleven, the fog had withered away, yet the visibility was slightly restricted. But still the view of the city of Dubai was enchanting and it was a breath taking nazara down below and far beyond!
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Prime Minister and the Vice President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. He has overseen numerous landmark projects in Dubai including Palm Jumeirah, the Seven Star Burj Al Arab Hotel and the Burj Khalifa. The Burj is named after Sheikh Khalifa.
It was our life time experience to be on the 123rd floor, a permissible height, a little short from the top and look down below, The Mother Earth's charisma that we have still to 'unfold'!
To be on the 123rd floor, though little short of being on the top of the only man-made super structure, an engineering marvel and an architectural masterpiece of 21st century, Burj Khalifa is incredible, magnificent, amazing, unforgettable, standing tall and erect and a miracle ever created on earth before! Though, it was foggy in the morning of 23rd December 2016, by eleven, the fog had withered away, yet the visibility was slightly restricted. But still the view of the city of Dubai was enchanting and it was a breath taking nazara down below and far beyond!
No comments:
Post a Comment