
Dubai-based Syrian influencersAnas and Asala Marwah on Tuesday hosted a gender reveal party at one of the world's tallest buildings, Burj Khalifa.
The incident has taken placeright after the news that a gender reveal party sparked a wildfire in California that has burned more than 7,000 acres (2,800 hectares) of land and caused several residents to leave their homes.
A video posted by the couple on theirYouTube channel called'The Anasala Family', which has a following ofover 7 million,shows the tower light up in blue after a dramatic countdown has gone viralon social media and has garnered over 15 million views.
The stunt, which has literally taken gender reveal parties to new heights,reportedly cost the duoover $100,000.
Their gender reveal has been viewed 1.7 million times on Instagram.
However, it has received mixed reactions. Several peoplecriticised the event and called it ''lavish''.
It still remains unclearwhether the couple paid for the event themselves or if it was part of a promotional deal with the city.