酋长宫殿酒店 Emirates Palace HotelBackground The building was designed by the renowned architect, John Elliott RIBA (英国 皇家建筑师协会） It opened in November 2005 but certain restaurants and spas did not open until 2006. The hotel was built by and is owned by the Abu Dhabi （阿布达比酋长国，阿拉伯 联合酋长国之一 ）government, and is currently managed by the Kempinski Group. （凯宾斯基酒店品牌）Numbers 3 billion. 850,000m. Underground parking allows housing for 2,500 vehicles. 2 swimming pools and spas. The hotel has its own marina and helipad. The Emirates Palace is the second most expensive hotel ever built, only surpassed by Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.Architectural features 114 domes, of which the Grand Atrium is higher than the dome of St Peters Basilica in Rome the Emirates Palace Archway, which is covered in Italian stone and bigger than the Arc de Triomphe(凯旋门） in Paris and houses a museum 1,002 Swarovski crystal chandeliers, including some of the worlds largest over one million square feet of marble, imported from Italy, Spain, China, and India Emirates Palace ArchwayInteriorDome above the lobby area 据说，这个圆顶是世 界上最大的圆顶建筑 ，总共耗费19万立方 英尺进口大理石， 1002盏施华洛世奇水 晶装饰枝型吊灯（单 是特别定制的水晶吊 灯，就需劳驾10名清 洁工打理Restaurants and main lounge11-million-dollar Christmas An Emirati man walks past an 11- million-dollar Christmas tree at the Emirates Palace hotel This Christmas tree valued at more than 11 million dollars.