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tude that mostly doesn’t get higher than fifteen metres,
will find itself under water (that will also feature no fish,
by the way) in about fifty years along with all its investments,
assuming the continuation of the trend of the atmosphere’s
saturation with products of non-renewable
energy sources’ burning – the same products that have
enabled Dubai to reach such progress and bliss.
All those aspects require a revolution of sorts: from the
trade business strictly connected with oil, now is the time
to turn the focus to something else… The answer to the
“what?” question should be found in the combination of
wealth and vision from one person, Dubai’s “main man”
and legal manager, sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum. That vision presents the emancipation of the
economy from the disappearing reliance called oil, as
well as creating special business and tourism attractions
in the desert sand.
Burj Dubai, Hydropolis, The Palm Islands, Sports City, Eco-
Tourism World, Ski Dubai, Emirates Towers, The World, Dubai
Marina, Business Bay Signature Towers, Dubai Towers,
Infinity Towers, Apeiron – these are some of the most
Umjetno nasuti The Palm Islands /
Artificially created The Palm Islands
attractive features of the construction assortment in this
economic revolution.
“The Big Ones” in Dubai
After its opening in 2009, Burj Dubai will become the largest
building in the world. Inspired by Islamic tradition, the
tower includes designer elements that originate from
the form of local desert flowers. The stability in these dramatic
dimensions is provided by the structure that sees
the mass reducing as the tower gets nearer to the top.
In that way, the majority of the mass lies in the building’s
lowest segments. The tower is being built for different
purposes, most of them being connected to business,
trade, entertainment, as well as private residences.
Burj Dubai shouldn’t be confused to the object of a similar
name, Burj Al Arab. Dubai is currently one of the biggest
construction sites in the world, but every construction
story begins and ends with the symbol of power of
designer attraction and restaurant excellence – a hotel
that is advertised as “the best in the world” – Burj Al Arab,
the Arabic Tower; and if it’s not the best, it is certainly the