Dubai: Eastern Hemisphere’s Wondrous City
October 26, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under architecture, art, education
Ever since the kids and I saw the astonishing Toothpick City in Syracuse, which showcased some of the world’s most beautiful buildings and skyscrapers all built from toothpicks (!), we’ve had an interest in world architecture. The architecture of the Far East (China, India, and the Middle East) is very strange and unusual to us.
I’ve seen a few photos of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, so I decided to look up a few more. Wow! I just have to share!
Dubai is the fastest growing city in the world. The architecture that is popping up out of the sands of this Persian Gulf coastal city are amazing.
They are building numerous man-made islands, in various shapes. Here are some in the shapes of palm trees. I suppose some of those islands are Arabic writing.
Dubai is expected to become the
largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. The project is a conglomeration of canals and artificial islands; it will occupy the last remaining Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai, the most populous emirate of the United Arab Emirates. It will consist of a series of zones with mixed use including commercial, residential, resort, and amenity areas. The vision of the project is “to create a world-class destination for residents, visitors and businesses in the world’s fastest growing city.”
This is the Dubai Towers. The building in the second photo swivels.
The “Burj Al Arab Hotel cost 70 € million and is 321 meters high. Located on an artificial island, is at the same time the highest hotel of the world and the only one having 7 stars (not the traditional classification).”
Dubai is still growing. They have plans to build a DubaiWorld mega-amusement park to challenge DisneyWorld, a huge underwater restaurant and resort called Hydropolis, with panoramic windows of the underwater Persian Gulf. Wow.
The world’s largest mall is in Dubai. So is the world’s largest acrylic panel, for the enormous aquarium there.
Dubai is pretty stunning. It’s amazing to see what oil will buy! You can read more about Dubai at Wikipedia, too.
Buggys on Wed, 28th Oct 2009 8:56 am
These pictures are just astounding! The man made islands leave me speechless.
someone on Thu, 7th Jan 2010 11:50 am
is that island one really reaally real ?
ocatgon on Mon, 22nd Feb 2010 2:34 pm
Whats in the eastern hemishere and can be seen all over a city…../:)
3wheelerbuggy on Tue, 23rd Feb 2010 6:09 am
You cannot believe how long ive been looking for something like this. Scrolled through 5 pages of Google results and couldn’t find anything. First page of Bing. There you are!… Really have to start using it more often!