Worlds largest Mall in Dubai

DUBAI: One of the world's largest shopping malls is due to open towards the end of the year in Dubai, developers announced yesterday.
Dubai Mall - covering an area of 12 million square feet - will feature 1,200 stores, an indoor aquarium and an Olympic-sized ice rink, the emirate's real estate developer Emaar said.
The development will dwarf the Mall of the Emirates, currently Dubai's largest retail centre that itself boasts an indoor ski slope and a luxury hotel.
Dubai Mall will become "the region's premier shopping and entertainment destination for residents and a major attraction for Dubai's tourists," Emaar shopping malls division head Jim Badour said.
The mall will be part of a wider multi-billion-dollar development that includes the world's tallest tower.
Burj Dubai is still under construction, but it overtook Taiwan's Taipei 101 tower as the world's tallest building when it reached 512 metres (1,533 feet) in June. Its eventual height remains a closely-guarded secret.
Dubai, a member of the oil-rich UAE federation, holds a hugely popular annual shopping festival. The city state attracts millions of visitors each year, positioning itself as a global leisure and financial hub.

Source: Gulf Daily News

Trump Tower, Dubai

What do you get when you mix the Donald and the Middle East’s most exciting city? Welcome to the Trump International Hotel and Tower. Located on one of the mile long man made palm islands this 48 storey building will be finished in 2009.

The Falcon City of Wonders

So, what’s new at Dubai? The latest project is called the Falcon City of Wonders and is a $1.5 billion bird-shaped city which will include life-size replicas of seven wonders of the world as well as offices, shops and flats.
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 Falcon City website has details of each structure in the massive undertaking. The project is spread over an area of 100 acres and will be created in five overlapped phases, with the first phase expected to begin by the first quarter of 2006. [via: Reuters]