Burj Dubai Opening Ceremony Photos 4th of January 2010
Burj Dubai was finally open on the 4th of January 2010. They managed to complete the tallest building in the world in 5 years and did a show that no one will be able to repeat for quite some time. It was just amazing and I bet very expensive.
Actually I felt a bit sceptical when I was going to take some pictures of the Burj Dubai opening ceremony…
The Burj Dubai opening ceremony was announced to start at 17:00 on the 4th of January 2010. I came to The Dubai Mall at about 15:30, easily parked the car on parking level 5 and went to see what’s going on.
There were quite some people at the Waterfront. It was like a showcase of the world’s cameras, lenses and tripods. Everyone wanted to get a picture – amateurs with iPhones and mature photographers with Canon 1D Mark III. I just hanged around for a while and finally found a spot at Souk Al Bahar behind some women who were smaller than the height of my tripod.
As 17:00 was approaching, so was the crowd. At 5 o’clock the place became a little too overcrowded. Nothing started at 17:00 though. Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al Maktoum arrived at around 19:00 and was speaking to other VIP guests with Burj Dubai passes on the Burj Dubai side of the water. The other visitors could see what’s happening on two screens standing on the mall’s side.
A bit later than 20:00, the show began. Just see the pictures of the Burj Dubai fireworks.
It ended at about 21:00, so I headed to my car. That’s wasn’t easy. I went off Souk Al Bahar to Emaar boulevard and got into The Dubai Mall via one of its parking entrances. Then I spent another hour and a half trying to leave it. The Dubai Mall’s parking was not made for five thousand cars leaving at the same time. I never understood why the architect of the mall’s parking made so many narrow passages with curbs. In a heavy traffic jam they just make it harder to drive while they don’t seem to be necessary.
And again, I was very upset with the driving culture. Most of the people just didn’t give way to others, horned and behaved like they were the only on the road.
Burj Dubai opening ceremony photos
Burj Dubai opening ceremony
Arabian dancing
Burj Dubai opening - 17:00
Burj Dubai opening ceremony
Burj Dubai opening fireworks
First fireworks above the Dubai Mall
First fireworks above the Dubai Mall
Burj Dubai opening ceremony
Burj Dubai opening ceremony
Burj Dubai opening ceremony
Burj Dubai opening ceremony
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai on fire?
Burj Dubai on fire?
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
Burj Dubai fireworks
When the fire settled down
The End of the ceremony
January 5th, 2010
Hi
Tanks for your comments of Burj Dubai opening.I was in Dubai
last desember but the Burj was not opened.I got the opening shortly in BBC World
Best regards
Ensio
Very nice pictures dude !! Some of the best captures of the opening ceremony. Awesome.