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Construction began in January 2016 and was completed in December 2023. [12] The Link was built in two phases over a total of 16 days without disruption to the four lanes of live traffic below. [ 13 ] Phase one involved the placement of a steel structure weighing over 8,500 tonnes, which was lifted into position over 12 days using specialized ...
Construction on a large scale is a part of Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 [2] unveiled by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, to maintain economic growth and to put Dubai on the map of the world, and a tourist destination of the world. [3] Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
Dubai Creek Tower (Arabic: برج خور دبي) is a proposed supported observation tower [4] to be built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The preliminary cost of the tower was estimated at AED 3.67 billion. [2] It was expected to be completed in 2021 at the earliest, but tower construction was put on hold at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
The new tower will beat out beat out Burj Khalifa, also located in Dubai (which was completed in 2010) as the tallest freestanding tower in the world by about 100 meters (around 328 feet).
Tourism is a major economic source of income in Dubai and part of the Dubai government's strategy to maintain the flow of foreign cash into the emirates. [19] The tourism sector contributed in 2017 about $41 billion to the GDP, making up 4.6% of the GDP, and provided some 570,000 jobs, accounting for 4.8% of total employment. [20]
Dubai Pearl is a complex under construction near Dubai Media City. It is estimated to cost $3 billion. The scheme will consist of four towers, each with 67 floors, with two podiums containing retail facilities and a four floors of car parking space. Three of the floors in the towers will contain 'sky homes'.
The Dubai skyline in 2010, a few months after Burj Khalifa completion The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the world's tallest building since 2009. It has been classified as Megatall. [1] Below is a list of notable buildings in Dubai. Dubai has a varied set of buildings and structures in different architectural styles.
The Dubai Frame (Arabic: برواز دبي) is an observatory, museum and monument in Zabeel Park, Dubai. [4] It holds the record for the largest frame in the world. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The building has a height of 150.24 meters and a width of 95.53 meters. [ 5 ]