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Emaars Light Up 2018 Downtown Dubai Show to Continue Daily Through Jan. 6

Continuouslying delight site visitors to Midtown Dubai, Emaar will certainly remain to showcase its Light Up 2018 spectacle, which won the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Largest light and sound show on a single building' organized upon Burj Khalifa, up until January 6, daily at 8pm on weekdays and 10pm on the weekend (Thursday, Friday & Saturday).

A mesmerising laser display, Light Up 2018 Midtown Dubai welcomed over a million visitors on New Year's Eve. Covering an area of 109,252 sq metres (about 27 acres, the dimension of around 20 football fields), the show is established on the new LED panel presents on Burj Khalifa, the global icon, with over 1.1 million pixels, creating a never-before spectacle.

A highlight of the show is the visual tribute to the founding father of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, to accompany the country memorializing 2018 as the Year of Zayed to note the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Light Up 2018 requires a complete setup of lights, beam of lights and devices evaluating over 118.44 tonnes, and greater than 28.7 kilometres of wires - including 7.7 kilometres of power cabling and 21 kilometres of network and signal cabling. It changes Midtown Dubai right into among the world's brightest spots, determining 76.3 million lumens of illumination.

Powerful beams and LED lights develop inspiring themes and patterns in myriad colors flickering up and down the entire height of the tower. In addition to display screens of the colours of the UAE flag, the program also has an abstract representation of the aspects of nature.

Several themed shows will be hosted on Burj Khalifa in the coming weeks.

For more details, log on to: www.mydubainewyear.com

What: Emaars Light Up 2018 Downtown Dubai show

Where: Burj Khalifa/Downtown Dubai

When: Until Jan. 6, 2018, daily at 8pm on weekdays and 10pm on the weekend (Thursday, Friday & Saturday)

Entry: Free to the public

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