{"id":8196,"date":"2024-11-08T02:17:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T02:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dubaiattracts.com\/timeframe-when-the-construction-of-burj-al-arab-began-three-decades-ago\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T02:17:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T02:17:09","slug":"timeframe-when-the-construction-of-burj-al-arab-began-three-decades-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubaiattracts.com\/en\/timeframe-when-the-construction-of-burj-al-arab-began-three-decades-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeframe: When the construction of Burj Al Arab began three decades ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-identifier=\"column-12-8-8\" width=\"\" widths=\"[object Object]\">\n<div data-fusion-lazy-id=\"f0fEF9zrwmoK3zM\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div data-identifier=\"lead_art\" class=\"defaultstyled__StyledLeadArtContainer-sc-fugtmm-0 eVXIsI\" order=\"3\">\n<div class=\"defaultstyled__StyledImageWrapper-sc-fugtmm-1 jxEZIN  margin-sm-bottom\" 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