Amazing Architecture of Dubai
By Village Mayor • Sep 1st, 2008 • Category: Amazing Places, Architecture, Latest Post, The Best of Village of JoyBurj Al Arab - the tallest hotel in the world
Burj Al Arab is the tallest hotel in the world (321 meters or 1,053 ft) and characterizes itself as the world’s only “7-star” property. It was built in 1999 and resembles the sail of a boat. The hotel cost $650 million to build. The cost of staying in a suite begins at $1,000 per night; the Royal Suite is the most expensive, at $28,000 per night.
Imagine yourself falling asleep after paying $28,000.
[Picture: James Cridland]
Burj Al Arab also has a helipad. And the most amazing thing that it can be used as a tennis-court! Check this out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinmather/2108352270/. (Sorry, can’t add it here since it’s copyrighted).
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Burj Dubai - the tallest building in the world
The largest and most famous construction project currently taking place in Dubai is of course the Burj Dubai. Opening in 2009, the Burj Dubai is a super duper tall skyscraper set to be the tallest in the world (818 meters or 2,684 ft). Currently it is the tallest man-made structure on Earth but Burj Dubai will not officially gain the title of tallest building in the world until its completion in 2009.
The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about US$4.1 billion and the price of office space had reached $4,000 per sq ft.
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Just look at this lovely view from Burj Dubai.
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“The World” Islands
The World is a man-made archipelago of 300 islands constructed in the shape of a world map. It can be also seen from space. The overall development cost of The World was estimated as 14 billion USD. The prices of individual islands range between 15 and 50 million USD.
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The islands were created from sand dredged from the sea.
[Picture: Tom Olliver]
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[Picture: Michael Foley Photography]
P.S. One island is still for sale at a price of 250 million USD (at the time of writing this).
Wafi City
Wafi City is a mixed-use complex which includes a mall, hotel, restaurants, residences, and a nightclub. The “city” is styled after Ancient Egypt. There you can find columns reminiscent of Karnak, small pyramids, and images of pharaohs.
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Palm Islands Trilogy - world’s largest artificial islands
Of course many of you know Palm Jumeirah as an international icon, but actually it was created help solve Dubai’s beach shortage. The Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum drew a sketch of a palm tree and realized its fronds could provide more beach frontage than a traditional circular island. So the idea of Palm Jumeirah was born.
There is going to be 3 Palm Islands (the project will result in the world’s largest artificial islands). They will have a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers.
Below we can see some nice pictures of the first island (Palm Jumeirah).
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The island itself is 5 kilometers by 5 kilometers and will create 4,000 residences.
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It would be awesome to live in that place - beautiful view from a window, sand and a sea.
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Atlantis
Atlantis, The Palm is a 1,539 room, ocean-themed destination resort located at the centre of the crescent of the man-made Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. The hotel is enormous and there are rumors that rooms above the arch will go for $10000 a night when it opens. The overall price of the project is US$1.5 billion.
Opening in September 2008, the resort will have 17 hectares of water park amusement, further marine and entertainment attractions and a collection of some of the most renowned world-class chefs. It will also have largest open-air marine habitats in the world, with 65,000 marine animals in lagoons and displays including The Lost Chambers, a maze of underwater corridors and passageways providing a journey through ancient Atlantis.
And a couple of years ago this was just sea…
[Picture: Tom Olliver]
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November 20th, 2008 at 5:48 am
By reading everyone’s comments it is obvious to see truth in all said. But chances are we are making these comments
only by sitting behind our computers, passing judgements with little we know and we hear from a bios media.
Too many things are wrong in this world, but if we were too state only the obvious then i guess we would never become
achievers and pioneers.
November 17th, 2008 at 12:37 am
wow .. it’s amazing ..
how can human did it?
November 13th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
And one more thing, those who talk about modern slaves building dubai came to this country with their own decision and they get 10 more than what they wud have got in their homelands.
November 13th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
To all those who say that Dubai’s gonna go bankrupt the day its oil drys up are dead wrong. Dubai’s revenues from oil makes up only 6 percent from its GDP. To Those who are blinded by their racisit believes and whine on how their Gas money goes into the hands of Arabs remember that u do not exactly hand us US made stuff for free.
November 13th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Completely agree with Masood and like someone already said, Dubai will be a place of tourism once fossil fuels are obsolete. I believe they will still thrive and do just fine for themselves. That man is a genius and I hope I will make it here someday.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Dubai will take 180 degrees turn the day that fossil fuel will become obsolete.
All the money comes from one source – oil usage.
Every time you pump your car, some of the price goes to building these buildings.
(Un)fortunately that is the only thing that Dubai has to offer to the world commerce.
Since the world is going green, the dependence on fossil fuel is coming on an end (hopefully sooner than later, who knows), and with that – the wealth of all the sheiks.
I think that it would be better for the world if a population that is so rich such as Dubai’s, will try to make the world a better place, other than just showing off their wealth.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:48 am
Dubai was built by present day slaves. Look it up. The workers get are tricked into coming, hardly payed anything, and get trapped in Dubai or die.
November 8th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Agreed whit Masood Kamali, nothing but jealousy and selfishness I’m pretty sure if that people get benefits from it they wouldn’t say a thing.
Thousands of people form poor countries around are feeding they families from the construction and related work they got there, if they seek the good for poor people they must think that this people innocents from that guilt if is a gilt.
There is many ways to help the hungry and poor people, but not criticizing other people’s achievements.
I hope I get to see the dream city complete soon!!! Viva Dubai and there peolple!!!
November 8th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
MMM i agree with hungry child and smitty, but, like anothers nations success shouldnt be your excuse for doing this,
a tsunami needs to wash out the entire globe, if you wanna tlk about who should get banish, we are all guilty
November 8th, 2008 at 1:59 am
Hungry Child, you are a ignorant hate mongering putz. You are the peak and epitome of arrogance.
Like Masood said, it’s ok for the US to be sucsessful, but your logic forbids anyone else enjoy any sucsesses.
You claim that “The world is undergoing recession and Dubai is building this exorbitantly luxurious resort,” Do you even realise how long the Dubai projects have been underway? If you count this one, there have been THREE recessions since it stared FIFTEEN years ago. Each of the individual projects is part of an all encompasing larger project that is being driven by the Crown Prince of Dubai himself, H.H. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Take a wild guess what the long term goal is? It is to reduce and eliminate his country’s dependence on selling oil. That’s right. He understands that the oil is going to run out someday and wants to build Dubai into a nation known for IT and tourism, a nation that doesn’t depend on oil sales. You should applaud him. I think he is a genius.
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:54 am
Hi,
I have lived in Dubai for the past 9 years now and have seen it growing right from a desert land to this wonderful place called the most beautiful in the world. I think the country is run by the political leaders in the world and they know exactly where they want to position themselves in the world. They have used they natural resources very well in building they country to what it is today and we all should appreciate them for that. They have created buildings which are never thought off or even imagined and they have done things in the quickiest of years and today are the best in the world.
People who have not seen dubai 10 years back would not understand from what to what they have come. Its a long journey that they have travelled and have reached where noone can imagine to reach now. They have excelled in whatever they have started to do.
November 1st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
i am from dubai and this is in response to those who wish for tsunami here!!
if you were so concerned about human life you would not wish for tsunami to happen anywhere so it is just jelousy.
empire state building in newyork was completed just after the great recession and that was OK.
all the excesse of the western world is alright as long as YOU are the one’s benefiting from it but when “OTHERS” excell then they should die from tsunami.
10% of united states military budget that is used to destroy other countries is enough to feed all the hungry people in the world so stop lecturing others about execess in life….
October 30th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I AGREE WITH HUNGRY CHILD…While it is without a doubt, impressive, I find it unbelievable that there are so many inequities in the world. Think of the excesses in Dubai and then think of other parts of the world that don’t even have clean water to drink?? What is wrong with everyone’s priorities?? Will things ever change? I doubt it…. I WOULD NOT GO there….EVER!!!
October 29th, 2008 at 9:08 am
I think I’ve figured out what happens to all the money we spend on gas.
October 28th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Agree with Hungry Child….
I think this is a grotesque and , well, just really tacky show of wealth, anyone who has aspirations to go there should take a step back and reevaluate live……
think what that cash could do for the parts of the ‘real’ world that are in desperate and squalid situations right now.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
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October 20th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I have been to Dubai and it is indeed the most beautiful city in the world. It magical and beyond belief!
October 16th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I hope that I will play tennis at least once on the helipad.
October 12th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
26,500 children die around the world each day. The world is undergoing recession and Dubai is building this exorbitantly luxurious resort… I hope a tsunami washes it out.
September 30th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
they are great… luv to visit them all
September 8th, 2008 at 9:01 am
I’d love to play tennis on that helipad.