The tallest building in the world seems to like to go big.
The Burj Khalifa, the soaring 2,716-foot tower in Dubai, started the new year in a massive sound and light show that turned the entire high-rise into a giant fireworks display.
Spectacular countdown celebration marked Downtown Dubai New Year's Eve Gala 2013, attracting over 1 million visitors. The event featured extraordinary lake show 'Water, Fire & Light' and iconic Burj Khalifa fireworks which where synchronized to a live performance by Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
A video, which captured the attention of the Web, shows an eye-popping performance that was accompanied by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra playing live on the Burj Steps. Fireworks, which were also set off elsewhere around Dubai, appear around and on top of the skyscraper.
The tower has already had its Hollywood moment for a supporting role in the movie Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol. That's the building Tom Cruise scales from the outside.
Even if you couldn’t afford a $4,300 window-side table at the restaurant on the 122nd floor, aptly named Atmosphere, to catch the show up close, there was plenty to take in from the ground. Over a million onlookers watched from the street what organizers called “arguably the best display on the planet."
