Dubai, Burj Al Arab Dubai UAE New Year's Eve 2014 Fireworks
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Times Square is the site of the annual New Year's Eve ball drop. On December 31, 1907, a ball signifying New Year's Day was first dropped at Times Square,[36] and the Square has held the main New Year's celebration in New York City ever since. On that night, hundreds of thousands of people congregate to watch the Waterford Crystal ball being lowered on a pole atop the building, marking the start of the new year. It replaced a lavish fireworks display from the top of the building that was held from 1904 to 1906, but stopped by city officials because of the danger of fire. Beginning in 1908, and for more than eighty years thereafter, Times Square sign maker Artkraft Strauss was responsible for the ball-lowering. During World War II, a minute of silence, followed by a recording of church bells pealing, replaced the ball drop because of wartime blackout restrictions. Today, Countdown Entertainment and One Times Square handle the New Year's Eve event in conjunction with the Times Square Alliance.[36] A new energy-efficient LED ball, celebrating the centennial of the ball drop, debuted for the arrival of 2008. The 2008/2009-ball, which was dropped on New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2008)[36] for the arrival of 2009, is larger and has become a permanent installation as a year-round attraction, being used for celebrations such as Valentine's Day and Halloween. On average, about one million revelers crowd Times Square for the New Year's Eve celebrations.[37] However, for the millennium celebration on December 31, 1999, published reports stated approximately two million people overflowed Times Square, flowing from 6th Avenue to 8th Avenue and all the way back on Broadway and Seventh Avenues to 59th Street, making it the largest gathering in Times Square since August 1945 during celebrations marking the end of World War II.[38] Since 1972, the celebration in Times Square has been covered on national television.
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Utterly awesome, awesome and amazing City, City Dubai
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ive been Dubai for visit,, its awesome place,, but i did`t like 1 thing that's the hot weather,, its unbelievable hot in dec,, but i really liked that place,, burj al arb and khalifa is very beautiful to see in front of u,,
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Wow
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but burj khalifa fire works was better really dubai is the best
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verry nice
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i was there :D so beautiful!!!
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much better then burj khalifa's fire works
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love it wish i was there happy new year 2013
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