WATCH: World’s tallest building draped in SA colours
Yesterday marked an important commemorative day on South Africa’s history calendar, namely Freedom Day. On this day, South Africa was honoured by the United Arab Emirates by a presentation of the South African flag on the tallest building in the world.
Standing at over 828 meters high and with 160 storeys, Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world. It also has the largest lighting display, with more than 100 000 m2 of LED screens.
This incredible light display was used to honour South Africans yesterday, on 27 April, on the annual commemoration of Freedom Day.
Like a beacon of hope for South Africa in these unprecedented times, the Burj Khalifa honoured South Africa by using their incredible lighting display to create a South African flag covering the world’s tallest building.
A representative from the United Arab Emirates said on their Twitter Page that they wanted to take the opportunity to extend their very best wishes to South Africa on Freedom Day, by echoing the message of ‘Solidarity and triumph of the human spirit in these challenging times’.
They added that they wanted to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela and his struggle for the freedom of his people. This, they said, is how they raise the people they love on the highest peak of human construction.
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation said via their Twitter page that they wanted to thank the United Arab Emirates and its people for this great testament to unity between South Africa and the Emirates.
Watch the beautiful display here:
The United Arab Emirates is commemorating #FreedomDay2020, 27.04.2020. The South African flag has been draped on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
This is great testament to the #unity between #SA & the #UAE. Thank you. 🇿🇦🇦🇪#Solidarity #SAinUAE @AmbMahash @SouthAfrica_UAE @uaepretoria pic.twitter.com/GwyFrQrEbG
— DIRCO South Africa (@DIRCO_ZA) April 27, 2020
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