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The Emirates Palace (Arabic: قصر الإمارات) is a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Built as a landmark showcasing Arabian culture, Emirates Palace offers luxury hospitality. Situated on 1.3 km of private beach and surrounded by 85 hectares of gardens and lawns, with 114 domes that are 80 meters high, Emirates Palace comprises 394 rooms and suites. Based on its luxury, it describes itself as going "beyond 7 star"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Emirates Palace Overview )〕 being a palace instead of just a hotel. Although a journalist has described it as a seven star facility, it falls officially in the 5 star hotel category.〔http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/abu-dhabi-hotel-star-system-launched〕 ==Construction== The building was designed by architect, John Elliott RIBA, who was Senior Vice President at (Wimberly, Allison, Tong and Goo, (WATG) ) an international firm specialising in Luxury Hotels. It opened in March 2005 but certain restaurants and facilities did not open until 2006. The hotel was built by and is owned by the Abu Dhabi government, and managed by the Kempinski Group. The costs to build the hotel were 1.9 billion GBP or 11.02 billion AED or about 3 billion USD. The Emirates Palace is the second most expensive hotel ever built, only surpassed by Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emirates Palace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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