boasting 24-karat ceilings, over 6,400 chandeliers and its own private beach. It's called The Emerald Palace Kempinski Dubai and cost $700million (£548million) to build. And of course its rooms ...

Gold, luxurious rooms, modern facilities... photos of secret tunnel found inside deposed Syria president Bashar al-Assad's palace go viral ... shown with high-arched ceilings, fluorescent lighting ...