World’s tallest tower inaugurated yesterday has been renamed as Burj Khalifa. The rename has been done to honor the President of UAE and the king of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa.

I have no insider information on why the renaming has been done but seems like a fine gesture by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rasheed al-Maktoum. In the recent past of 2009 end, Abu Dhabi had bailed out property builder Nakheel which is developing the mega multi billion USD project named Dubai World.

The inauguration was done yesterday on Jan 4 2010.

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Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest tower standing at the height of 828m (2,716.5 ft) with 160 floors will be inaugurated today on January 4th 2010.

Emaar construction group will showcase this tower to the world in a majestic opening ceremony. The lights, sound show are expected to be brilliant specially after the opening done by Atlantis -The palm.

See more details see the official site at www.burjdubai.com. Due to heavy load of visitors, the site might take some time to load. After all, it is an awaited day for many people all over the world.

The ceremony will be showcased to many local people by installing large screens at Downtown Dubai. When I had visited Dubai during my vacation, the tower was in construction stage and the entire tower height had been achieved.

The Dubai shopping festival was setting in and was the second day after inauguration. I had extended my stay to accommodate the luxurious experience of shopping fiesta of Dubai. It was my last outing from Sharjah as I was returning back the same weekend. The shopping festival is also a good time to find deals on almost every product on display.

It was a Friday and the weekly holiday for my father as well. He planned to stay home and take rest from the past hectic week and we started a little late in morning. We headed directly to the Dubai Festival city which is supposed to be the heart of all shopping bonanza.

During the shopping festival time, all the city outlets participate in some way or the other but this is the central place for rippling out any effect to the city. It is a permanent shopping arena with multiple brands present under one roof. The only difference at festival time is that the deals kick in and the number of people visiting increases manifold.

As any other shopping area, it was huge with multi-level floor facility and lavishly decorated. The economic slowdown seemed to have had an impact on the buying power of people. There were lot of window shopping being done but the number of serious buyers was less. The food court on the top floor was busting with families on a picnic event. A good time and place for the entire family to enjoy the experience.

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A country which is a city alone and also part of union of emirates. This city has changed the world map and shines bright with its power of Liquid Gold and the attraction to tourists.

It is the dream city of Dubai which is admired by many people to just visit once and enjoy the cityscape beauty created by engineers and workers. The story of Dubai is not centuries old but matter of few decades.

I happened to be one of the lucky folks to stay in the dream city for about 4 weeks and live life king size. Every day of those 4 weeks were joyous and exciting to find something new and marvelous.

The photos exemplify my feeling ans the grandeur of the city. Once a desert city now boasts of world’s tallest tower, only 7 star hotel and some of the most expensive places to stay in the world. Enjoy the photo by following the link below.

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Days were ending and I was looking to exploring the city of Dubai more. There are just so many places which have become famous that you would like to visit them in your tour. Some of the places are truly iconic in their appearance.

This day was marked to the urban architecture and the might of Dubai’s infrastructure. We started at around 10 am and the first destination was the Jumeirah mosque on the posh Jumeirah road. It is a beautifully crafted mosque which symbolizes the art and culture of the Arabic society. The mosque is liberal in outlook and people from different religions can also visit it during the tour hours. The mosque is located in one of the most luxurious places in Dubai on the Jumeirah road with bungalows around it.the skyscrapers are distant from this landmark and is heavily dominated by the whites.

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