because they wanted to build the tallest buiding in the world
The Burj al Arab is a 7 star luxury hotel in the United Arab Emirates. Right next to the Burj Dubai (now called the Burj Kalifa) And for the cheapest hotel room is $2,000 per day. They say it is even...
December 1999
1053 feet
It was built because people wanted a hotel with a weired name that they can have sex in