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One of the smallest countries in the world, the UAE does not boast of many natural wonders. However the country in recent times has taken the world by the storm by way of it manual creations. The UAE is now home to the big, bigger and the biggest! Read on.

New realty developments in Abu Dhabi

Boasting one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, the emirate of Abu Dhabi is rapidly transforming itself into a hub of architectural wonders, the designs of which border on the surreal. These creations by themselves are works of art and mark a decisive departure from the 70s’ style concrete and steel buildings that currently dominate the Abu Dhabi skyline. Challenging in terms of design and construction, such projects require foresightedness, skill and ingenuity from architects, engineers and, of course the labor force.


Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
  • Largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and sixth largest globally
  • Design is a fusion of Arab, Mughal and Moorish architecture
  • Tours of the mosque open to all
  • Vast expanse covered with World's Largest Carpet designed by an Iranian artist
  • Carpet measures 60,570 sq ft and made by around 1,200 weavers, 20 technicians and 30 workers
  • Largest chandelier with a diameter of 10 m (33 ft) and a length of 15 m (49 ft)
  • Accommodates up to 40,000 worshippers and has 82 domes of seven different sizes
  • Courtyard is paved with floral marble designs and measures about 180,000 sq ft

Masdar Headquarters in Masdar City
  • First building in history to generate power for its own assembly, using a solar roof pier that will be built first to power the rest of the construction
  • Located in Masdar City (Free Zone), Abu Dhabi
  • The complex utilizes sustainable materials and features integrated wind turbines, outdoor air quality monitors
  • The Masdar development is due to be completed by 2016

Louvre Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island

  • Abu Dhabi replica is expected to be complete by 2012.
  • The Louvre Abu Dhabi, will occupy 24,000 square meters (260,000 sq ft) and will be covered by a roof shaped like a flying saucer.
  • The art will come from multiple French museums, including the Louvre, the Georges Pompidou Centre, the Musée d'Orsay, Versailles, the Musée Guimet, the Musée Rodin, and the Musée du quai Branly.
  • The use of the Louvre name (for a period of 30 years) is costing €400m
  • It will have 6,000 square meters of galleries devoted to permanent displays and 2,000 square meters for temporary exhibitions
  • The museum will cost €83m ($108m) to build

Abu Dhabi Guggenheim Museum (GAD) on Saadiyat Island

  • 30,000 square meter museum devoted to modern and contemporary art
  • Located in Cultural District on Saadiyat Island
  • Designed by the world-renowned architect, Frank Gehry
  • The only Guggenheim museum in the region; it is larger than any existing Guggenheim worldwide
  • Expected cost of museum to be over US$200m
  • Construction to be complete by 2012
  • Museum to form its own major collection of contemporary art
  • Would exhibit masterworks from the Guggenheim Foundation's global collections
New realty developments in Dubai

Iconic architecture dominate Dubai realty

The construction sector of Dubai is making the international community sit up and take note as landmark projects, which were hitherto mere architectural visions, take shape in the emirate. Dubai is on the verge of superseding metropolises like New York, Paris, Shanghai and Taipei as an architectural show arena for it is now home to numerous ‘firsts' in design and construction. Some developments like the Burj Dubai and Dancing Towers pose a lot of building and operational challenges since their designs are a break from the norm.

However when completed, these structures will be a sight to behold and would be a spectator's delight in their own right. Below, we present to you some of the most singular and astounding developments emerging in this city of visionaries and dreamers.




Dubai Mall

  • Spread over area of 12mn Sq ft with an internal floor area of 5.9 million square feet
  • Comprise, The Dubai Fountain, the world’s tallest musical water fountain
  • Set on a 30-acre Burj Dubai Lake, fountain shoots water jets as high as 500 ft (150 metres)
  • World's largest Gold Souk with 220 retailers
  • Over 14,000 parking spaces across 3 car parks
  • Plans afoot to have over 1,200 retail stores with 160 food & beverage outlets
  • Key attractions include Olympic-sized Dubai Ice-Rink, The Waterfall and Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo
  • Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo houses over 33,000 aquatic creatures
  • Region’s first children’s infotainment zone, KidZania, planned later this year
Hydropolis - World's 1st Underwater Hotel in Arabian Sea

  • Shaped like numerical ‘8'; as big as London's Hyde Park ;covers 260 hectares of sea-bed
  • Estimated cost: US$500 million
  • 220 suites with a land station and connecting tunnel
  • Designed by Joachim Hauser of Crescent Hydropolis Resorts PLC
  • Hotel zones resemble the human motor and cardiovascular systems with the central sinus knot representing the pulse
  • Aims to introduce people who do not dive or swim to the aquatic world
Dancing Towers - Choreographed Theatrics in Business Bay

  • Underlying theme - Dynamism through stasis
  • 3 interlinking towers with hotel, offices and apartments
  • Height (tentative): 330 meter
  • Common podium for the buildings
  • Twisting and twining creates an effect of ‘choreographed fluidity'
  • Maximum visibility and utilization of natural light
  • Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Zaha Hadid
Dubai Pearl - Arabian jewel in TECOM

  • A mixed-use development containing residential, hotel, theatre, retail and office developments linked together
  • Complex expected to cost $810 million
  • International retail and leisure zones
  • 1500-seater art theatre
  • An integrated city for 20,00 people
  • A $3 bn project covering 1.4 sqm of Dubai media and technology free zone
  • Located within New Dubai
Palm Jumeirah - 8th Wonder of the World

  • 92,234,000 cubic meters of sand used to build up landmass
  • If all fill materials used to build ‘The Palm were placed end to end, a wall 2 m high and 0.5 m thick could circle the world 3 times
  • DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) was used to create precise shape of the palm
  • The Crescent acts as a breakwater and is able to withstand a 4-m high wave
  • The Crescent is built from the bottom up, beginning with the sand, geo-textile fiber, small rocks and then medium sized rocks, once above water
  • 100 m opening on both sides of the Crescent ensures that sea water is refreshed every 14 ays
  • Sub-sea tunnel, an engineering feat, connects the Crescent to the main body of the island
  • Tunnel is 1,400 km long and 40 m wide with 2 cells for traffic and a service/emergency cell in between
Al Burj - Aspiring to be the Tallest in the World

  • Located near Jumeirah Lake Towers and Dubai Marina
  • onstructed by Nakheel in collaboration with South Korean Samsung Engineering & Construction, Japanese Shimizu Corporation and Australian Grocon
  • Proposed height to be 1,400 m (4,593 ft), proposed to be the tallest tower in the world
  • Design include 3 towers connected by sky bridges with 2 twin spires and 1 tower shorter than the others
  • Al Burj to have 228 floors with total floor area of 1,490,000 m sq (16,038,200 sq ft)
Dubai Towers - Dancing Flames at The Lagoons

  • 4-tower complex located in Al Dana district of ‘The Lagoons'
  • Inspired by movement of candlelight
  • Mixed-use towers range between 57 and 94 floors
  • Features apartments, offices, hotel, retail outlets & restaurants
The World - Unique World off the Coast of Dubai

  • A large group of 300 islands built in the shape of a world map
  • The entire coverage area of development is 9 km in length and 6 km in width, encircled by an oval breakwater
  • Estimated cost $14 billion
  • Built primarily using sand dredged from the sea.
  • Located 4 kilometers off the shore of Jumeirah
  • Each island in the archipelago ranges from about 150,000 square feet to 450,000 square feet
  • Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher presented with one of the islands
  • Marine or air transport can only be used to commute between islands
Burj Al Arab- World's Tallest Hotel on Jumeirah Beach

  • Resembles the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian sailing vessel
  • Designed by British architect Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC
  • At 321metres, it is the world's tallest hotel, presently (excluding mixed-use properties)
  • Situated on an artificial island 280meters out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge
  • Comprises 28 double-storey floors and accommodates 202 bedroom suites with smallest occupying 169 square meters and the largest covering 780 square meters
  • Features the tallest atrium lobby in the world, at 180 meters (590 ft)
  • A suspended helipad supported by a cantilever atop the building
  • 202 duplex suites are adorned with stone (granite) from Brazil, and marble and glass from Italy, and the finest Irish linens
Burj Dubai - World's Tallest Tower

  • Tallest man-made structure on Earth. As of 12 May 2008, Burj Dubai had reached a height of 636 m (2,087 ft), with 160 completed floors
  • Located at the First Interchange along Sheikh Zayed Road
  • Estimated cost: US$4.1 billion
  • Constructed by Samsung Engineering & Construction, the firm behind the Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia and the Taipei 101, Taiwan.
  • The cladding system is designed to withstand Dubai's extreme summer temperatures.
  • To house World's first Armani hotel
  • 200 m of dancing fountain at the feet of the tower
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