This is
really
amazing
Dubai
in 1990 prior to the craziness
The
same street in 2003
Last
year
The
Dubai Waterfront. When completed it will become the largest waterfront development in the world.
All
of this was built in the last 5 years, including that island that looks like a palm tree.
The
Palm Islands in Dubai. New Dutch dredging technology was used to create these
massive
man made islands.
They
are the largest artificial islands in the world and can be seen from space.
Three
of these Palms will be made with the last one being the largest of them all.
Upon
completion, the resort will have 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels, shopping centers, movie theaters,
and
many other facilities. It is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people.
It
is advertised as being visible from the moon.
The
World Islands. 300 artificially created islands in the shape of the world.
Each
island will have an estimated cost of $25-30 million.
The
Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai. The worlds tallest hotel.
Considered
the only '7 star' hotel and the most luxurious hotel in the world.
It
stands on an artificial island in the sea.
Hydropolis,
the world's first underwater hotel.
Entirely
built in Germany and then assembled inDubai,
it
is scheduled to be completed by 2009 after many delays.
The
Burj Dubai. Construction began in 2005 and is expected to be complete by 2008.
At
an estimated height of over 800 meters, it will easily be world's tallest building when finished.
It
will be almost 40% taller than the the current tallest building, the Yaipei 101.
This
is what downtown Dubai will look like around 2008-2009.
More
than 140 stories of the Burj Dubai have already been completed.
It
is already the worlds tallest man made structure and it is still not scheduled to be completed for at
least
another year.
The
Al Burj. This will be the centerpiece of the Dubai Waterfront.
Once
completed it will take over the title of the tallest structure in the world
from
the Burj Dubai.
 ?
Recently
it was announced that the final height of this tower will be 1200 meters.
That
would make it more than 30% taller than the Burj Dubai and three times as tall as the
Empire
State Building.Thi s is a city on crack.
The
Burj al Alam, or The World Tower. Upon completion it will rank as the world's
highest
hotel.
It
is expected to be finished by 2009. At 480 meters it will only be 28 meters shorter than theTaipei 101. 
The
Trump International Hotel & Tower, which will be the centerpiece of one of the palm islands,
The
Palm Jumeirah.
 
Dubailand.
Currently, the largest amusement park collection in the world is Walt Disney World Resort
in
Orlando, which is also the largest single-site employer in the United states with 58,000 employees.
Dubailand
will be twice the size.
Dubailand
will be built on 3 billion square feet (107 miles^2) at an estimated $20 billion price tag. The site will include a purported 45 mega projects and 200 hundred other smaller projects.
DubaiSports
City. A huge collection of sports arenas located in Dubailand. 
Currently,
the Walt Disney World Resort is the #1 tourist destination in the world. Once fully completed,
Dubailand
will easily take over that title since it is expected to attract 200,000 visitors daily. 
The
Dubai Marina is an entirely man made development that will contain over 200
highrise
buildings when finished. It will be home to some of the tallest residential
structures
in the world.
The
completed first phase of the project is shown.
Most
of the other high rise buildings will be finished by 2009-2010.
The
Dubai Mall will be the largest shopping mall in the world with over 9 million square feet
of
shopping and around 1000 stores.??It will be completed in 2008.??
Ski
Dubai, which is already open, is the largest indoor skiing facility in the world.
This
is a rendered image of another future indoor skiing facility that is being planned.
Some
of the tallest buildings in the world, such as Ocean Heights and The Princess Tower, which will be the largest residential building in the world at over a 100 stories, will line the DubaiMarina.
The
UAE Spaceport would be the first spaceport in the world if construction ever gets under way. I'm not joking...
Some
other crazy .. The Dubai Metro system, once completed, will become the largest fully automated rail system in the world. The Dubai World Central International Airport will become the largest airport in size when it is completed. It will also eventually become the busiest airport in the world, based on passenger volume. There are more construction workers in Dubai than there are actual citizens. |