Downtown Dubai's NYE display bags Guinness award

The record-breaking LED display has an impressive 70,000 LED panels placed in position using over 100,000 brackets and linked seamlessly using 55,000 metres of cabling for the perfect visual display. With just a day to go for the much-awaited Downtown Dubai New Year's Eve Gala organised by Emaar Properties , the event has already set history by clinching the Guinness World Records title for the 'Largest LED-Illuminated Façade' on Burj Khalifa . A team from Guinness World Records adjudicated the preparations for the Downtown Dubai New Year's Eve Gala and awarded the honour for the impressive wrapping of the world's tallest building with LED panels, spanning a total area of 32,467 sq metres. This surpasses the existing record held by Mall Taman Anggrek in Indonesia, with the LED screen area around Burj Khalifa nearly 3.75 times larger. The record-breaking LED display has an impressive 70,000 LED panels placed in position using over 100,000 brackets and linked seamlessly using 55,000 metres of cabling for the perfect visual display. On New Year's Eve, the façade will display a spectacular multi-media display highlighting the rich heritage of Dubai, its visionary leadership and iconic accomplishments.