Atlantis, The Palm
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| Location | Palm Jumeirah, Dubai |
| Hotel chain | Atlantis The Palm |
| Coordinates | 25°07′51″N 55°07′02″E / 25.1309°N 55.1172°ECoordinates: 25°07′51″N 55°07′02″E / 25.1309°N 55.1172°E |
| Opening date | 2008 |
| Developer | Nakheel |
| Management | Kerzner International Resorts |
| Owner | Istithmar World Kerzner International Resorts |
| Rooms | 1,539[1] |
| Suites | Suites (Regal, Terrace, Executive) Super Suites (Bridge, Royal, Lost Chambers, Presidential) |
| Restaurants | (13) Ossiano, Nobu, Ronda Locatelli, Plato’s, Kaleidoscope, Saffron, The Edge The Shore, Shark Bites, Splashers and Waves, SeaFire Steakhouse, Levantine, Nasimi Beach |
| Floors | 23 |
| Total height | 93.0 m |
| Website | atlantisthepalm.com |
| References: [2][3][4] | |
Atlantis, the Palm is a hotel resort at Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a joint venture between Kerzner International Limited and Istithmar PSJC and was opened on 24 September 2008. The resort is modelled after the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in Nassau, Bahamas.[5] Almost everything in it is underwater themed.
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[edit] Development
The resort consists of two towers linked by a bridge, with a total of 1,539 rooms. There are two monorail stations connecting the resort to the main section of the Palm Jumeirah islands.
[edit] Attractions
The 5 star resort also includes the 16 ha (40 acres) Aquaventure theme water park, a 45,000 m2 (480,000 sq ft) conference center, and 1,900 m2 (20,000 sq ft) of retail space. The resort also has a Dolphin Bay in which guests can swim and interact with dolphins at Atlantis.[6] The Palm Jumeirah itself is one part of a trilogy including the larger Palms Jebel Ali and Deira, which are still under construction.[citation needed]
Atlantis the Palm voted The Most Hygienic Hotel of the World Award 2012 - Amongst the shortlist of over 300 Prime Hotel finalists world-wide The Atlantis won this accolade. Presenting the award shown here is Michael Lord-Castle CEO Vizexon on behalf of The Taverner Awards. Lord Castle stated that through tremendous leadership and dedication to maintaining the highest of standards afforded The Atlantis such a prestigious award. http://www.taverneraward-atalnatisthepalm-michaellord-castle-vizexon.com/
The Resort kept a young female whaleshark (Sammy) in its 11-million litre aquarium.[7] Sammy gained public attention when gulfnews published her story, which started campaigns to have Sammy released back into the ocean. Experts pointed to various signs which showed that Sammy was vulnerable in the aquarium.[8] She was released in March 2010.[9]
[edit] Official launch
After the successful construction completion carried out by Laing O'Rourke the hotel was ready for opening.[10] A list of VIP guests who attended the event included Amit Kumar, Mischa Barton, Chris Tucker, Michael Jordan, Wesley Snipes, Andrea Colognoli, and Lindsay Lohan to name a few. Priyanka Chopra was chosen as the 'Goddess of Atlantis' to inaugurate the resort. The event included Australian diva Kylie Minogue performing her debut concert in the Middle East alongside Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoghbi, a light display that was illuminated onto the hotel and a total of 100,000 fireworks, around seven times the amount that were used for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which only lasted around fifteen minutes but cost around $16M.
The display of spectacular fireworks across the full 5 kilometers stretch of Palm Jumeirah, lit up the entire island and Atlantis resort, creating a display visible from space. Custom-made shells shipped in from across the globe, created a light spectacle taking off from the 716 firing locations around the island, including 400 balconies at the resort.[5] Display creator Fireworks by Grucci claims the display set a new world record, but records curator Guinness World Records has yet to announce the status.[11]
[edit] Popular culture
A task in the 6th leg of The Amazing Race 15 took place at its water park. All 14 team members had to slide down the resort's Leap of Faith water slide, which dropped them along 200 ft and 90 ft down an 84° incline and through a tunnel beneath the aquarium's shark lagoon. After retrieving the clue at the bottom of the exit pool, teams had to search the water park for a beach located near a lagoon, which was the sixth pit stop in the race. However, only 13 team members made it down the slide, as one of the team members (Mika) was afraid of heights and water, and she and Canaan were eliminated. In 2009, an episode of The X Factor was partially filmed at the hotel, with Dannii Minogue using it to choose which female contestants joined her in the live shows. In the video game Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, mission 7 (Power Play) takes place in Dubai, in which one can fly through the hotel gates to get the achievement "Checking In". The achievement will give 10 Gamerscore Points to the player on Xbox 360 and a Bronze Trophy on PS3.
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One of the roof designs. The hotel has seven ceiling murals by Evans & Brown, a decorative painting studio based in San Francisco, California.[12]
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Aerial view of Atlantis Hotel
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Staff writers (8 September 2008). "Atlantis welcomes its first guests and public". Gulf News. http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/09/25/10247560.html. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Atlantis, The Palm at Emporis
- ^ Atlantis, The Palm at SkyscraperPage
- ^ Atlantis, The Palm at Structurae
- ^ a b "Landmark project Atlantis, The Palm officially launched amidst grand ceremony". EstatesDubai. Tuesday, November 25, 2008. http://www.estatesdubai.com/2008/11/landmark-project-atlantis-palm.html. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Atlantis attractions - dolphin bay
- ^ Lewis, Paul (13 February 2009). "Dubai's six-year building boom grinds to halt as financial crisis takes hold". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/13/dubai-boom-halt. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Verma, Sonia (25 October 2008). "Sammy the whale shark freed". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5010704.ece. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9EH2LF80&show_article=1
- ^ UK giant Laing O'Rourke denies ME withdrawal Construction Weekly, 10 June 2010
- ^ Atlantis fireworks display seeks place in Guinness Book of World Records
- ^ Kho, Nancy Davis (January 5, 2011). "Evans & Brown murals commissioned worldwide". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/04/DD0E1GRM1H.DTL#ixzz1ABBy4o4i.
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