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17 November 2024

Welcome 2015 in Dubai: Watch Burj Khalifa NYE fireworks 'LIVE' from anywhere in the world

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By Parag Deulgaonkar

Burj Khalifa New Year eve fireworks are telecast live on local TV channels in the UAE but this time viewers across the global can watch it live - from the comfort of their homes.

“Join us December 31 and witness a spectacular New Year’s eve fireworks display like never before. Wherever you are in the world – tune in as we’ll be live streaming the event on the Downtown Dubai YouTube channel,” says mydowntowndubai.com.

Emaar Properties, developer of the 828-meter-high tower, will offer viewers the choice of four camera angles to ensure they get the ultimate viewing experience.

Click on the link on New Year eve to watch it live.

No details have been shared on what is being planned in the Downtown district, but last year it all started off with a dramatic countdown through a display of effects racing up to the pinnacle of Burj Khalifa with fireworks beginning their spectacular sequences including a salute to the nation with the colours of the UAE National flag and welcoming the UAE’s win to host the World Expo 2020.

It was followed by a tribute to Burj Khalifa, with fireworks evolving into petals, wrapping the tower much like the desert flower, which is the inspiration for the design of the tower.

Downtown Dubai is jam packed with residents and visitors on December 31, as authorities closed the roads to the area at least five to six hours before the countdown. People are advised to use Dubai Metro, timing of which is often extended every year.

Burj Khalifa is the holder of a number of Guinness World Records titles such as

#1 Tallest Building – 828 meter

#2 Tallest man-made structure on land ever – 828 meter

#3 Highest residential apartments – 385 meter (beating John Hancock Centre Chicago - 343.5 meter)

#4 Most floors in a building – 160

#5 Highest restaurant from ground level – 441 meter

#6 Tallest elevator – 504 meter

#7 Highest observation deck - 555.7 meter (beating the Canton Tower, China – 488 meter)

Burj Khalifa has 900 studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments, while there are 144 private Armani Residences.