Raffles Dubai - 15 years on - in pictures

  • Raffles Dubai has become a landmark in the emirate. Photos: Raffles Dubai
    Raffles Dubai has become a landmark in the emirate. Photos: Raffles Dubai
  • The luxury hotel opened in Dubai in 2007
    The luxury hotel opened in Dubai in 2007
  • It was built to carefully replicate the size and grandeur of Egypt's ancient pyramids
    It was built to carefully replicate the size and grandeur of Egypt's ancient pyramids
  • The cake-cutting ceremony at the hotel's launch
    The cake-cutting ceremony at the hotel's launch
  • The hotel has grown with Dubai and more than 1.5 million visitors have checked in
    The hotel has grown with Dubai and more than 1.5 million visitors have checked in
  • Raffles Dubai's grand lobby still impresses guests, 15 years since the hotel opened
    Raffles Dubai's grand lobby still impresses guests, 15 years since the hotel opened

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