WHAT $3.00/GALLON GAS IS BUYING
Dubai in 1990 prior to the constructon boom.
The same street in 2003
2007
Dubai is said to currently have 15-25% of
all the world's cranes.
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
in Dubai, it is scheduled to be completed by
2009 after many delays.
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 until al least
2009.
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.
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 the Taipei 101.
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.
Dubai Sports 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.
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.
2008
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