Biggest, tallest, coolest – here’s a look at some of the UAE’s accomplishments
UAE owns its reputation for superlatives. It’s got the tallest buildings, the fastest rollercoaster, the biggest Instagram-able frame and so much more. Here’s a look at some of them.Image Credit: Insta/burjkhalifa
Global Village, Dubai’s outdoor destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, broke the Guinness World Records title for the “most videos in a music medley video” during ‘Global Gig’, dubbed the biggest virtual rock concert in history.Image Credit: Twitter
The UAE flag, which measures 144 metres square in area, just set a “World Record for the largest flag flown in free fall”.Image Credit: Instagram/@faz3
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship innovative and sustainable urban development, has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest mosaic made from recycled materials. The mosaic, which measures 1,015 square metres – around the size of two basketball courts – took one month to assemble and contains almost 90,500 recycled items, including plastic bottles, cans and cardboard. The local community participated in the project, including Masdar City employees, tenants and local residents, along with members of the wider Abu Dhabi community and schoolchildren.Image Credit: Supplied
Dubai Miracle Garden conceived and designed the spectacular 18-metre high Mickey Mouse floral structure — Disney’s first character floral display in the Middle East — earning the Guinness World Records title for the Tallest Topiary Sculpture (supported). The sculpture features almost 100,000 plants and flowers (including white petunia, red petunia, white geranium, yellow viola, zinnia marigold and green alternanthera), weighs almost 35 tonnes, and is supported by a 7-tonne steel structure with a concrete foundation of 50 tonnes of reinforced concrete.Image Credit: Dubai Miracle Garden
The world’s largest organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen fastened above the front facade of Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo at The Dubai Mall has been recognised by Guinness World Records. The has broken records as “the largest and the highest resolution: Largest OLED screen, highest resolution video wall and largest high-definition video wall”. Comprising over 820 flexible, OLED panels, allowing the screen to emit light without the need for backlighting, screen from LG is able to curve, mimicking the rolling waves of the ocean.Image Credit: Supplied
If you are a thrill-seeker, you need to head to Ras Al Khaimah, which is home to the world’s longest zip line- the 2.83-kilometre Jebel Jais Flight.Image Credit: Insta/visitjebeljais
Abu Dhabi mosque, or the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, is home to the largest dome in the world. Measuring 32.7 metres in diameter and 85 metres from top to bottom, the dome adds an impressive element to the already stunning mosque.Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
The mosque is also home to the largest hand-woven carpet, which took 1,200 workers one year to weave, and a 17,000 m² marble mosaic that is the largest such mosaic.Image Credit: Insta/szgmc_ae
The other is for the world’s tallest indoor climbing wall, which is 141 feet in height. The really great part about these fun finds? There’s something for every skill set – beginner, amateur and professional.Image Credit: Insta/clymbabudhabi
Do you like to shop? The Dubai mall with it’s labyrinthine passages is the world’s biggest mall and boasts more than 1,200 stores and food outlets across 10 million square feet. Talk about providing options.Image Credit: Archive
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