The Dubai Mall is the worlds
largest shopping malls in terms of total area, and is the sixth largest in
terms of gross leasable area. It forms a part of the Burj Khalifa complex, and
offers about 1200 shops.
Unveiled on 4th November
2008 with about 600 retail outlet, the mall recorded a visitor turn-out of more
than 60,000 following its opening. The mall recorded more than 37mn visitors
during its first year of operations, and attracts more than 750,000 visitors
each week. In the month of March 2010, Dubai Mall recorded more than 5mn
visitors during the occasion of Dubai Shopping Festival.
The
Dubai Fountain
Designed by California-based WET,
who created the Fountains of Bellagio at Las Vegas, the world’s largest dancing
fountain, the Dubai Fountain is located on the 30 acre Burj Khalifa Lake. The
fountain shoots water jets 500ft. high, matching that of a 50-storey building.
The 900ft. tall fountain goes five circles of various sizes and two central
arcs.
The shows are repeated every 30
minutes from 6pm to 10pm on weekdays and from 6pm to 11pm on weekends.
Dubai Aquarium
The Dubai Aquarium is one of
the largest tanks in the world, with a size of 51m x 20m x 11m, and offers
world’s largest viewing panel. The Aquarium has more than 33,000 live animals
that represent more than 85 species, with over 400 sharks and rays. The acrylic
walk-through of the Aquarium offers a close-encounter with some interesting underwater
animals on the planet. There is a special ‘lunar-cyclic’ lighting system being
installed that can change the ambience of the tank, depending on the time of
the day.
Underwater Zoo
The underwater zoo offers
great aquatic experience, whether it is walking along the Rainforest, Living
Ocean environments or the Rocky Shore, visitors may find themselves face to
face with Giant Catfish, Piranha, Otters, Penguin Colony and more.
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