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27th May 2012, 03:00 PM
At 2,716.5ft, the Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building and the centrepiece of downtown Dubai. The New Year's Eve celebrations focused on the amazing monument, the question is, was it the greatest firework display ever?
Thousands of residents and visitors gathered there from 5pm, hoping some pyrotechnic magic would put a glorious end to a tough year in the UAE.
[/spoiler] for Dubai:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/02/article-0-0F4F3D1800000578-4_634x958.jpg
The excitement reached a feverish pitch at midnight when the display, dubbed the 'world�s largest fireworks' began, gulfnews.com reports. The fireworks largely cascaded down the building in various forms, often in the colours of the UAE national flag.
for Dubai:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/02/article-0-0F4F2B0D00000578-834_306x423.jpg
for Dubai:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/02/article-0-0F4F3D1D00000578-482_306x423.jpg
A countdown was beamed on big-size screens located across Downtown Dubai one minute ahead of the spectacle, sacbee.com reports. The fireworks display also marked the second anniversary of the grand inauguration of Burj Khalifa.
The fireworks were choreographed to a specially composed musical composition that integrated Arabic and World Music notes.
for Dubai:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/02/article-0-0F4F3CE800000578-849_634x868.jpg
[spoiler=open this] for Dubai:
http://gulfnews.com/polopoly_fs/fireworks-illuminate-the-burj-khalifa-the-tallest-man-made-structure-in-the-world-1.959752!image/2820046911.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_640/2820046911.jpg
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Thousands of residents and visitors gathered there from 5pm, hoping some pyrotechnic magic would put a glorious end to a tough year in the UAE.
[/spoiler] for Dubai:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/02/article-0-0F4F3D1800000578-4_634x958.jpg
The excitement reached a feverish pitch at midnight when the display, dubbed the 'world�s largest fireworks' began, gulfnews.com reports. The fireworks largely cascaded down the building in various forms, often in the colours of the UAE national flag.
for Dubai:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/02/article-0-0F4F2B0D00000578-834_306x423.jpg
for Dubai:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/02/article-0-0F4F3D1D00000578-482_306x423.jpg
A countdown was beamed on big-size screens located across Downtown Dubai one minute ahead of the spectacle, sacbee.com reports. The fireworks display also marked the second anniversary of the grand inauguration of Burj Khalifa.
The fireworks were choreographed to a specially composed musical composition that integrated Arabic and World Music notes.
for Dubai:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/02/article-0-0F4F3CE800000578-849_634x868.jpg
[spoiler=open this] for Dubai:
http://gulfnews.com/polopoly_fs/fireworks-illuminate-the-burj-khalifa-the-tallest-man-made-structure-in-the-world-1.959752!image/2820046911.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_640/2820046911.jpg
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