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The skyscraper was designed by the Japanese architectural firm Nikken Sekkei [5] and developed by Ithra Dubai, [6] a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD). [7] It consists of two towers: One Za’abeel Tower and One Za’abeel The Residences. These towers are joined by The Link, which is positioned 100 meters (328 feet) above ...
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.
The Dubai Mall is an enormous mall in Dubai, UAE, by Emaar Properties, as part of the 'Downtown Dubai' project. [12] Featured attractions include the world's largest gold souk , the 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m 2 ) Fashion Island; one of the world's largest aquariums; an Olympic-sized ice skating rink ; Oasis Fountain Waterfall; WaterFront Atrium; a ...
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).
The construction of the Palm Islands along the coast of Dubai has had a significant impact on the surrounding environment, resulting in changes to area wildlife (especially aquatic life), coastal erosion, alongshore sediment transport, and wave patterns.
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 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 ...
Dubai Frame was formerly known as "Al Berwaz Tower" [22] The project is a complete glass, transparent structure resembling a huge window frame intended to highlight the attractions of the city and has a view of the skyscrapers on Shaikh Zayed Road from one side — displaying modern Dubai — while the other side of the frame will show the old ...