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Official Coat of Arms

A shield depicting a construction crane rampant against a golden desert backdrop, flanked by two air-conditioning units, with the Burj Khalifa piercing a cloud that has nowhere else to go. The motto beneath reads, in Latin, 'Bigger Is Still Being Built.'

TripAdvisor Review

★★★★☆ 4/5

"Went up the world's tallest building, queued longer for the lift than I did at passport control, and paid more for a coffee at the top than my hotel room cost per night. The mall has an actual ski slope inside it while it's 45 degrees outside, which I still can't fully process. Everything is enormous, gleaming, and about six months away from having an even bigger version built next door to it. Genuinely impressive, genuinely exhausting, and I'm fairly sure my taxi driver was also building a crypto empire on the side."

Property Listing

Stunning brand-new sky-high residence offering uninterrupted desert views, world-class shopping mere minutes away by air-conditioned monorail, and a lobby fountain more expensive than most countries' GDP. Perfect for the discerning buyer who enjoys record-breaking architecture, indoor skiing, and never once having to acknowledge that it is currently 47 degrees outside.

Twinned With

Las Vegas — Both built spectacular fantasy cities in the middle of an unforgiving desert on the theory that if you build it big enough, nobody will ask why.

Supporting Evidence

Dubai's Burj Khalifa is so tall that during Ramadan, people on the upper floors sometimes have to break their fast a few minutes later than those at street level, because the sun sets more slowly the higher up you are.