World Records in the UAE

The UAE boasts an extensive list of World Record holders.  We were able to visit quite a few of them during our week in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.  Here are a few pictures and links if you'd like to learn more about all this big stuff.

Tallest Building:

Burg Khalifa 2,717 feet

http://www.burjkhalifafaq.info

Most Visited Mall:

Dubai Mall -12 million square feet

http://www.emaar.com/en/what-we-do/malls/the-dubai-mall.aspx

Inside the Dubai Mall:

Largest Candy Store:

Candylicious in the Dubai Mall 10,000 sq. ft.

http://www.thedubaimall.com/en/shop/chocolates_confectionary_ice_cream/candylicious.aspx

Largest Indoor Aquarium:

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo- 10 million liters of water

Largest Acrylic Panel:

Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo - 32.8 m X 8.3 m X 750 mm

http://www.thedubaiaquarium.com/en/Default.aspx

 

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is the 3rd Largest Mosque and holds 3 world records. http://alshindagah.com/shindagah83/culture_2.htm

Largest Hand-Knotted carpet:

1,200 artisans, 2.2 billion knots

Largest Chandelier: 10-meters in diameter and has a height of 15 meters, incorporates one million Swarovski crystals.

Largest Dome of its Kind:

32.8 meters in diameter, height of 70 meters from the inside and 85 meters from the outside

Largest Man-Made Island:

Palm Jumeirah 

http://www.nakheel.com/en/communities/palm-jumeirah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGlzeCbM-Ek

Largest Truck Stop:

This record holder, the I-80 Truck Stop, is in Iowa, not the UAE, but I had to include it. We stopped there on our drive home from Chicago, and I just had to laugh.  I am proud that Iowa has anything that is the “World’s Largest,” but it seemed funny after seeing such extraordinary things in the UAE.