CNN reports of yet another total waste of money being spent in Dubai:
DUBAI (Reuters) — The Gulf emirate of Dubai will build a city of life-size replicas of seven wonders of the world at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion to house offices, shops and flats, a developer has said.
The Falcon City of Wonders is the latest of a host of ambitious construction projects in the booming trade hub, which is part of the United Arab Emirates.
Three buildings will be modeled on structures that were part of the original list of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” — the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Others will be replicas of more modern wonders — the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Great Wall of China, a statement said.
The structures will house flats, office space, hotels and shopping malls.
The project is led by the Falcon City of Wonders Company, owned by local businessman Salem al Moosa, a spokesman said. It is part of the multi-billion-dollar Dubailand development, a government-run project to help promote tourism.
Looks like someones spent WAY too much time in Las Vegas…..
I have just one word for this: Tacky. Why oh why are they trying to turn Dubai into a Las Vegas? This monstorsity of a development will just be an insult to good taste!
You ask why turn Dubai into Vegas? They may think that not everyone who would fly to Dubai would want to fly to Vegas. They certainly seem to have the money to do what they want, let’s hope that they invest wisely.
Personally I think that if they do it right, it’ll be quite good, and I for one will enjoy experiencing it. Vegas is not somewhere I want to go, but Dubai is somewhere I have been more than once. I suspect that if the UAE do it wrong, then Tacky will be only one of the words used by the media hordes waiting to strike.