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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Dubai City, Dubai (United Arab Emirates): A Complete Look

Dubai City is a bustling-city within the Emirate of Dubai, located with the collective United Arab Emirates. Dubai is considered the world's fastest-growing city, and these major architectural projects are partly responsible. Dubbed "mega-projects," these include such things as the formation of artificial islands in the shape of three different palms and the world, along with the construction of a diverse set of buildings. Some of the images are not actual, but concept-art representations of actual projects.

Here are some pictures:

Burj al-Arab (The Arab Hotel)



Dubai Marina


Dubai Waterfront


Sheikh Zayed Road


Burj


The City of Cranes (15-20% of the world's cranes)


The World’s Tallest Building Burj Dubai



Dubai – The Palm Islands






Ocean Heights


The Princess Tower


Disney Dubailand


Dubai Sports City


Dubai Mall – 10,000 Stores
World’s Largest – Size of a small city



Hydropolis – Underwater Hotel


Dubai 2008-2009


The Spaceport – In Planning


Dubai – The End

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Burj al-Arab Hotel





Images from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Al-Arab
an article about the Burj al-Arab hotel.



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This image is was created by Evelyn Hockstein for The New York Times. Copyright 2006 by the New York Times Company. [Original Site]