Dubai – a city of superlatives
Dubai. A city of superlatives. Tallest, biggest, most luxurious. One world record after the other. When it comes to real estate and wealth, Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities worldwide. It is home to the Burj Kalifa, which is the world’s tallest building with a roof height (excluding antenna) of 828 metres. In 2008, the Dubai Mall was already the world’s largest shopping mall, yet in 2018, it was expanded by another 150 shops to a floor area of more than one million square metres in total in order to hold the record.
Title "World's tallest hotel" stays in the city
Measuring 355 metres in height, Dubai‘s JW Marriott Marquis Hotel had been the world‘s tallest hotel for a long time. In February, its record was broken by the Gevora Hotel – which is also located in Dubai – with a height of 356 metres. The gigantic building is three times as big as Big Ben und 56 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. It boasts 528 rooms and suites as well as four restaurants, all located on 75 different levels. The smallest deluxe room has a size of 46 square metres, the largest suite has a floor area of 85 square meters.
Bonding golden ornaments with Easy-Mix RK-7000 Structural Acrylic Adhesive
In the course of the elaborate interior finishing of the Gevora Hotel, one of our acrylate structural adhesives was used: Easy-Mix RK-7000 was used for bonding golden ornaments on the walls and ceiling. The adhesive is suitable for metal bonding and various materials, such as glass, marble or plastics. Its viscous structure also makes it easy to apply to vertical surfaces. Due to its high strength, RK-7000 is particularly suitable for structural bonding in visually demanding applications in the design sector.
The wall and ceiling decorations in one of the most noble buildings in the world should also look visually flawless. The decision in favour of the WEICON adhesive with its special properties was therefore certainly not without reason. “We are very proud that our product has been used in this imposing and probably soon to be very famous building, and that we are participating in Dubai’s rapid development in this way,” said Thorsten Lutz, under whose management the first WEICON branch office was founded in Dubai in 2005.
Written by guest author Farina Mais – public relations managerin
