I want to go to Dubai :)
And if you don't fancie it at the moment, after reading this post, you soon will want to!

Palm Tree Island
Three artificial islands in the shape of palm trees will shelter nearly 500 apartments, 2 000 villas, 25 hotels and 200 shops of luxury. Palm Jumeirah, the most advanced, will be completed as of the end of 2005. Hundred twenty-five kilometers of coast additional will be thus created.




The World
With broad of Dubaï, nearly 300 artificial islands, seen sky will form a planisphere. If you want to acquire one of these islands, it will cost some to you between 6,2 to 36,7 million dollars. Work of fill, already begun, should be completed at the end of 2005.




Burj Dubai
This phenomenal tower from which construction began last January and will end in 2008 should reach the 800 meters height. The building, built in three parts around a central column, finishes in spiral. It will count 160 stages.




Dubai Marina
New city, of a total cost of 10 billion dollars, will be built on a way of artificial navigation of 4,5 km. It will be able to lodge 120 000 people. Three principal towers will be set up and will bear the name of Arab perfumes

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Dubai Sports City
This immense sporting complex of 7.5 km² will accommodate sports such as the cricket, the golf, Rugby, football, the sports of ground, track, and interior (tennis shoe, handball, volley ball). Hotels, residences and villas are also envisaged






Dubailand Ski Dome
This ski resort indoor, will comprise inter alia a directional ski piste and tracks of snowboard (with 6 000 tons of true snow). "Pinguinarium", aquariums four seasons, spa cold and hot... are also envisaged with the program.





Madinat Al Arab
Here the representation of the one of the districts of the future greater sea front in the world, Dubai Waterfront. This sight accounts for the architectural ambition and the spectacular development of real constructions with Dubaï.





Hydropolis
Entirely assembled in Germany, this underwater hotel will be immersed with broad of Dubai at the end of 2006. It will comprise 220 continuations whose panoramic windows will give on sea-beds. The price of a room for the night would rise with 500 dollars.

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Old Town
It is the final district of the building site located at the foot of the tower Burj Dubai. This great real complex will include the highest tower of the world, the greatest shopping center of the world as well as a gigantic residential district






Space Science World
Space is one of the subjects exploited in the immense park with topics of Dubailand which has the ambition to become the largest tourist park and of attractions in the world.





Wow!
Wouldn't it be amazing to live there?

And heres a cool little fact about Dubai:

According to statistics available, about 125,000 tower cranes are operating worldwide. Industry experts cautiously estimate that 15 to 25 per cent of the world's cranes are located in Dubai

Jam

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No wonder Jim Davidson moved to Dubai. I remember him saying he wanted to be an ethnic minority in another country before he became one in his own lol.

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I've been to Dubai already. They have an indoor ski mockup that's not quite as massive as the one in the picture, but it was extremely fun after driving on one of the worlds largest go-cart tracks. The only hard part is getting used to the first climate shock.

man, with all that oil, no wonder they are rich. I want to go there for a vacation some time in the near but not so distant future.

My dad has went to Dubai and it is a awesome place he tells me! I guess the higher oil prices here are paying dividends to them!

Mind you, its still far to close to the front line in Iraq for my liking

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