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Dubai's World Record Breaking Fireworks Show

Last night, Dubai split the whole world record for the biggest fireworks display ever! Over 500,000 fireworks were used in the six minute display which covered a range of 61.6 kilometers (or over 94 km) and involved the town's shore as well as Dubai's most popular attractions like the Palm Jumeirah, World Islands, the Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab. It took employees 10 months preparing to take off the amazing task with 100 computer systems syncing the pyrotechnics with a musical show soundtrack. To make sure that the fireworks' moment were precise down to the millisecond, major up to the occasion, more than 200expert technicians worked an astounding 5,000 hours.

Of course, everyone knows that Dubai does things in huge style. Organizers "just" had to defeat the status 2012 world record, the display to indicate Kuwait's golden jubilee birthday where 77,282 fireworks were launched. Dubai broke that record within their first moment.

Out of the revealed 1.7 million people who joined the occasion, there was no question a number of photography lovers catching the scene. Here are some images by those fortunate enough to observe it all first-hand. In case you missed it, you can also observe the lately launched video, below.

Burj Khalifa Downtown Dubai New Year's Celebrations 2014

Dubai's World Record Breaking Fireworks Photo

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