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02nd Jan 2014

Watch: Dubai Sets World Record for Largest Fireworks Display with Over 500,000 Fireworks

Now that's a lot of fireworks!

Una Kavanagh

Ringing in the New Year, in style! The city of Dubai already has the title of the world’s tallest skyscraper, but it sought to break another record for the New Year.

Over 50,000 fireworks were let loose to ring in the New Year in the city, much to the amusement to its spectators.

Gulf News reports that in just 60 seconds, the Dubai New Year’s event beat the previous 2012 record of 77,282 fireworks.

See highlights from the display below:

The  event was also streamed live on YouTube, and you can watch it in full here:

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