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3 Season
16 Episode
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections - Season 3 Episode 1 Burj Al Arab
The Burj Al Arab (Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure whose shape mimics the sail of a ship.
- Year: 2011
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: National Geographic Channel, BBC Two
- Keyword: engineering
- Director: Richard Hammond
- Cast: Richard Hammond