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Access to At the Top, the observation platform on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, is via Dubai Mall. |
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A display at the ticket counter informs guests as to what times are available each half hour. |
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Words of Wisdom from His Highness |
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A somewhat smaller version of what you go up! |
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Facts – |
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More facts |
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and some more facts |
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Getting excited now… |
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That’s the tower through the glass. The objective here is to line up the circle on the beam (bottom right) with the little star on the glass pane. When aligned, what you see is where you will be standing soon. |
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Nearly aliggned, and that’s the deck. |
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that’s a bit closer. |
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There are 57 lifts in the Burj Khalia. These are two of the lifts that take visitors to the observation platform. |
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And here’s the outdoor viewing deck. |
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Aerial shot of Dubai Mall |
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Looking up from the observation deck. That’s still an awfully long way to the very top. |
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The Australian contigent attending Arabian Travel Market (02-05 May). Piictured here overlooking Dubai from left are Kellie Pymont, IYC Travel; Tony Braznell, Chat Tours; Melanie Wynne, Phil Hoffmann Travel; Hazel Ho, Travel Concierge; Carol McCracken, Globetrotter Corporate Travel and Chip Popescu, Eastern Eurotour. |
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The indoor section of the observation platform. |
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Where in the UAE, of course there should be a Gold Dispenser on the 124th floor. |
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That’s The World Island out there somewhere… |
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One of the futuristic UFO looking Metro stations. |
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Here’s something a bit different. This manmade island can be used to hold events, such as music acts and shows, all at the base of Burj Khalifa. |
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The outdoor observation deck is not suspended. It’s got plenty of building underneath it. |
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It’s just so tall you can’t squeeze it into one photo frame within this proximity! |
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