Atlantis opens in Dubai with most expensive launch party in history.Byline: ANI London, Nov 21 (ANI): The opening of Dubai's luxury resort, Atlantis - The Palm, on November 20, turned out to be the most expensive launch party in history, courtesy the most extravagant fireworks display and a performance by Kylie Minogue. Costing a huge 15 million pounds, the resort opened in Dubai with an extravagant firework display, which owners have claimed was visible from space. More than 2,000 guests attended the event on the man-made Palm Jumeirah Island in the Persian Gulf. The guest list included names like Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro , Janet Jackson, Denzel Washington, Lindsay Lohan, Duchess of York Duchess of York is a title held by the wife of the Duke of York since the first Duke of York in 1384. The title is gained with matrimony alone and is forfeited on divorce. , Sir Richard Branson, Dame Shirley Bassey, retail boss Sir Philip Green, television presenter Trinny Woodall and the singer Lily Allen. Kylie Minogue performed on stage for a reported 1.5 million pounds fee but the real entertainment of the night was provided by the pyrotechnics pyrotechnics (pī'rōtĕk`nĭks, pī'rə–), technology of making and using fireworks. Gunpowder was used in fireworks by the Chinese as early as the 9th cent. . About one million fireworks, almost 10 times the scale of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, lit up the Palm. "We built something that's quite extraordinary. We've got to tell the world about it," the Telegraph quoted Sol Kerzner, the South African billionaire hotelier and casino tycoon as saying. It took a total of two years to build the 1,539-room Atlantis and cost 1 billion pounds. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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