Michael
03-24-2007, 08:26 PM
Dubai in 1990
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The same street in 2003
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Dubai is said to currently have 15-25% of all the world's cranes.
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The Dubai Waterfront. When completed it will become the largest waterfront development in the world
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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.
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The World Islands. 300 artificially created islands in the shape of the world. Each island will have an estimated cost of $25-30 million.
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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.
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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
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Hydropolis, the world's first underwater hotel. Entirely built in Germany and then assembled in Dubai, it is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2006.
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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 the be world's tallest building when finished. It will be almost 40% taller than the the current tallest building, the Taipei 101.
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The Al Burj. This will be the centerpiece of the Dubai Waterfront. Upon completion it will rival The Burj Dubai for the title of tallest building in the world.
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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.
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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.
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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.
http://i11.tinypic.com/3092986.jpg
Trump International Hotel And Tower
http://www.imagemule.com/uploads/trump_international_hotel_and_tower7hqq.jpg
http://i14.tinypic.com/40302va.jpg
The same street in 2003
http://i13.tinypic.com/2hp3d6b.jpg
Dubai is said to currently have 15-25% of all the world's cranes.
http://i14.tinypic.com/35259xt.jpg
The Dubai Waterfront. When completed it will become the largest waterfront development in the world
http://i10.tinypic.com/3zvy1km.jpg
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.
http://i16.tinypic.com/4793xq8.jpg
The World Islands. 300 artificially created islands in the shape of the world. Each island will have an estimated cost of $25-30 million.
http://i14.tinypic.com/44ak01u.jpg
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.
http://i13.tinypic.com/2cnvcdc.jpg
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
http://i11.tinypic.com/46yqv01.jpg
Hydropolis, the world's first underwater hotel. Entirely built in Germany and then assembled in Dubai, it is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2006.
http://i17.tinypic.com/49hx177.jpg
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 the be world's tallest building when finished. It will be almost 40% taller than the the current tallest building, the Taipei 101.
http://i17.tinypic.com/2urrnlv.jpg
The Al Burj. This will be the centerpiece of the Dubai Waterfront. Upon completion it will rival The Burj Dubai for the title of tallest building in the world.
http://i13.tinypic.com/3yy9qoo.jpg
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.
http://i12.tinypic.com/3zg87zl.jpg
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.
http://i17.tinypic.com/485vp6o.jpg
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.
http://i11.tinypic.com/3092986.jpg
Trump International Hotel And Tower
http://www.imagemule.com/uploads/trump_international_hotel_and_tower7hqq.jpg