ipl-logo

Descriptive Essay About Burj Khalifa

765 Words4 Pages

Every year, spectacular fireworks are displayed to welcome the New Year alongside the world 's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai. Thousands gather to watch this dazzling arrangement of firecracker ornaments known as, Dubai skyline. This year, I decided to give myself a treat and visited Dubai, especially to watch these impressive fireworks. The only struggle I encountered was that I was not able to find a ticket a day or two before the New Year’s night. So finally, I bought a ticket the day of the New Year’s night which was on December 31.
At 4:00 p.m., I arrived in Dubai and was very excited. Then after arriving to my hotel and getting all settled, it was already 6:30 p.m. So after taking a two hours rest, I decided to reach the destination early because it was my …show more content…

Count down was about to begin as I got my canon camera all set to capture all the wonderful moments. Everyone had a smile on their faces as they just looked straight up to the Burj Khalifa. As I looked up, all the building around Burj Khalifa were dark and calm. The countdown started from 10-9-8-7… as the number changed on the Burf Khalifa, a blue color light was being sparked from the bottom of it. It seemed like it was Burj khalifa’s first ceremony for being the world’s tallest building. As soon it hit 12:00 a.m., it looked like the Burj Khalifa has grown colorful wings. Everybody started screaming! The whole building turned into a huge screen and a banner appeared on it, wishing everyone a “Happy New Year 2015” in Arabic and English. All the building around it started to come alive as they grew wings as well, due to the reflection of the colors from the Burj Khalifa. There was a soundtrack going on in the background to create an entertaining musical effect on the audience. Colorful sparklers were fired from every building around Burj Khalifa. Red and blue colored firecrackers were fired from top to bottom on both sides in different styles from Burj

Show More
Related

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Thomas Beller's The Ashen Guy

    858 Words  | 4 Pages

    On September 11, 2001 tragedy struck in the United States. Terrorists attacked the twin towers in New York City as well as the pentagon located in Washington D.C. With a total of four aircraft hijacked, terrorists managed to fly two of these planes into the World Trade Center. Working in a normal atmosphere, New York became a city of chaos and fear after the first building was hit by the plane. Throughout the short story, “The Ashen Guy: Lower Broadway, September 11, 2001”

    Read More

  • Conspiracy Theory Of 9/11 Cover-Up

    334 Words  | 2 Pages

    So basically, these towers lasted about 28 years. Some people believe the people involved was our government such as the President, the Vice President, the Chief Justice, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Congress.

    Read More

  • Michael Burke No Firemen At Ground Zero This 9/11 Analysis

    466 Words  | 2 Pages

    The article “ No Firemen at Ground Zero This 9/11” written by Michael Burke and published by the Wall street journal is a persuasive piece about first responders at 9/11 who died are not being properly honored at the 10th anniversary ceremony. He uses narration and tone in his piece to achieve his goal of persuading the influential readers of the Wall Street journal that they should stand up with him and give the mayor heat to involve every person who sacrificed their life to help people on 9/11. The way Burke changes the tone halfway through the piece is an important part to this article. This article starts out as an emotional writing meant to make the audience remember an event that happened 10 years ago.

    Read More

  • What Is The Oklahoma City Bombing By Timothy James Mcveigh

    767 Words  | 4 Pages

    About six weeks after the bombing the remains of the altered Murray building were razed. The sight was grassed over to remove the most visible scar of the deadly incident and became a gathering point for victims and sympathizers. On April 19,2000, on the fifth anniversary of the bombing, there was a three acre memorial opened on the site. People who visit the memorial will enter the gate and see a clock that is set at 9:01 a.m. forever- one minute before the bombing (Stock,Jennifer 1).“The Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing was the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks ”(Benson, Sonia

    Read More

  • New York City Memorial Research Paper

    851 Words  | 4 Pages

    In the North tower eleven people were trapped in a conference room. Smoke began to fill the room. the people called their loved ones like they would never get out. They were sure they were gonna die in that

    Read More

  • Into The Wild Rhetorical Analysis Essay

    653 Words  | 3 Pages

    With their formal word choice and the panicky tone within the text, they are able to portray the feelings of those fighting to survive. Repetition is also used to show the severity of the situation such as “The floor is on fire! Help us! The floor is on fire!” The panic sets in after the first plane crashes and then as the story and overarching idea develop, fear and anxiety can be seen in the dialogue of those stuck in the Twin Towers.

    Read More

  • Boston Marathon Bombing Essay

    1047 Words  | 5 Pages

    From Boston to Devastation “We are Boston Strong”(Buzzfeed). On April 15, 2013, two terrorist created bombs to go off at the Boston Marathon finish line to injure and kill people. To add on, the two bombers names are identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. They were born in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, but later became a U.S Citizen in 2012. The Boston Marathon Bombing occurred causing tragedy, and to break this tragedy down further is through the plot, the attack, the manhunt, and the victims.

    Read More

  • Going To Work By Nancy Mercado

    781 Words  | 4 Pages

    On September 11, 2001, tragedy struck the city of New York. On that fateful day, two airplanes were hijacked by terrorists and flew straight into the twin towers. Each tower fell completely to the ground, taking thousands of lives with it and injuring thousands more. Not only did that day leave thousands of families without their loved ones, it also left an entire city and an entire country to deal with the aftermath of the destruction. Poet, Nancy Mercado, worries that one day people will forget that heartbreaking day.

    Read More

  • 9/11 Research Papers

    1425 Words  | 6 Pages

    The iconic World Trade Center was located in downtown Manhattan. 110 stories high looking over the city. “More than 10,000 workers were involved in building the World Trade Center complex.” (World Trade Center) It was a dream come true for American citizens, 200,000 people visited these iconic towers daily.

    Read More

  • Essay On How 9/11 Changed America

    497 Words  | 2 Pages

    In these pools there are 30 foot waterfalls, these are the largest waterfalls in New York. Around the water pools there are all the names of the office workers, firemen, officers, and the medical field that died during 9/11 etched it bronze. 9/11 has changed America. Within less than a month the us enters the Afghanistan war. Afghanistan is the longest running war in us history.

    Read More

  • 9/11 Persuasive Essay

    485 Words  | 2 Pages

    On the September 11th, 2001, the world stopped as New York City was attacked. The world famous Twin Towers we attacked. Suicidal terrorists hijacked commercial planes and crashed them into the tallest skyscrapers in the country. Thousands died, including the passengers on the planes, the people in the towers, the people in neighboring buildings, the people on the street and many first responders from all five boroughs and neighboring suburbs. One of the busiest cities in the world was at a standstill on that tragic day.

    Read More

  • Compare Burj Khalifa And Willis Tower

    766 Words  | 4 Pages

    Key Facts The most popular tower and skyscraper in the world in this period is Burj Khalifa. Burj Khalifa was built in Dubai (UAE) started in 2004 and completed in 2010 (Burj Khalifa, 2015). Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world and standing 829.8m from sea level (Burj Khalifa, 2015). In addition it has highest number of floors which is 163, and the total

    Read More

  • 9/11 Argumentative Essay

    800 Words  | 4 Pages

    Giuliani and U.S. President George W. Bush—pledged to quickly rebuild the World Trade Center site as an inspiring symbol of American resilience and triumph over terrorism” (“9/11: Rebuilding”). Within the decade, a new era rose from the ashes. A memorial was constructed at Ground Zero commemorating those who lost their lives in the attacks. As of 2016, architects designed and built three of the seven planned buildings to replace their previous counterparts. One World Trade Center, the tallest building in not only the United States but also the Western Hemisphere, is New York’s new pride and dominates the modern skyline.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Tomb Sweeping

    843 Words  | 4 Pages

    “This year, we will visit Grandpa next Saturday.” My grandma said this sentence once a year for as long as I can remember. Not a year went by without going to visit him. My grandfather was dead long before I was born.

    Read More

  • Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Essay

    861 Words  | 4 Pages

    SULTAN QABOOS GRAND MOSQUE General Information: The Sultan Qaboos grand mosque is located in Muscat, Oman, designed by Mohammed Saleh Makiya and Quad Design for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos to be the largest most beautiful mosque in Oman, and to stand out a unique piece of architecture. The mosques can be visited by non-Muslims except on Friday, and it is considered as a contemporary Islamic architecture. Construction:

    Read More

More about Descriptive Essay About Burj Khalifa

Open Document