Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view is of the bridge connecting the hotel to the shore.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The main view of the facade from the vehicle entrance is shown. The helipad is visible at the top of the structure.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view is of the man-made pilings to absorb wave action impact on the island.
Date: 1994/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view shows a close detail of the concrete armor units that are for mitigating the effects of the waves on the island.
Date: 1994/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The entrance bay and fountain with the glass facade are shown in this view.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The exterior of the entrance bay and the rectangular granite surround are shown in this view.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The entrance bay is decorated with a series of marble balls, gold metallic posts and a glass facade.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The interior of the lobby with its patterned flooring and vivid colors is viewed from the top of the escalator.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The interior of the lobby is seen from the top of the water fountain.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view is across the width of the lobby and includes a portion of the elliptical opening in the ceiling and the large shell shaped reception desk as well as the highly colorful and patterned carpeting.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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A detail view of the ceiling and a three-dimensional open ellipse with a border of bright gold is shown.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view is of the massive three-dimensional cut out in the lobby's ceiling.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The interior of the lobby sports a large silhouette of a shell and is lined with gold leaf for the reception desk.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The interior of the lobby is shown with its escalator and water cascade and is seen from the south side of the lobby.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view is straight up from the lobby across the water cascade and into enormous swollen columns on the next level.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view is across and down the cascading water feature in the lobby of the hotel. The fountain is lit with optic lights on the water jets.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view across the lobby ends with the reception desk in front of a large shell shape clad in gold leaf. The fountain with its optic lit water jets is also visible.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The interior of the lobby on the mezzanine level sports opulent furnishings and colorful decor. The monumental swollen and tapered columns are clad in gold leaf.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view is across the mezzanine lobby level of the southwest wing. Three columns, cascading fountain and boutiques are visible beneath four cantilevered windows of the floor above.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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A design of interlocked circles decorated in gold grace the entrance lintel of the boutiques.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The view is of the boutiques in the northeast wing of the hotel. A glass railing and the large gold leafed columns are also visible. The view includes some of the floor beneath.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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A straight skyward view shows the scalloped balconies and the gradations in color and also shown is the bracing that supports the glass fiber screen.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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This interior view is skyward and shows the many floors with scalloped balconies and the massive gold leafed columns.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

Burj al Arab Hotel

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The interior of the restaurant is viewed along the length. The scalloped design in the ceiling is visible.
Date: 1993/1999
Creator: Wright, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library