The Burj Al Arab Hotel (Tower of the Arabs) was designed by Tom Wright in October 1993 and completed in November 1999. Mr. Wright set out to design something that was an icon for Dubai, a statement landmark that will forever be associated with the region. Adding an ode to the past he designed the building in the shape of the sail of an Arabian water vessel known as a dhow. The sail-shaped hotel stands 321 meters high on a man-made island in the Arabian Gulf. Rooms run on average $24,000 a night, with over 200 luxurious suites sitting above one of the world’s tallest atriums.