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Yet another gallery of the craziness that is Dubai

by Jerry Guo (RSS feed) on Oct 24th 2008 at 8:30AM

We should have a permanent feature that just consists of jaw-dropping, gushy posts praising the delights of Dubai, with a footnote about their rather over-the-top penal code. Anyways, this is the shot of the marina from a few years in the future. Other monuments to come include Dubailand, to be the largest amusement park in the world; Dubai Sports City (a complex within Dubailand); Ski Dubai, which already opened and is the largest indoor skiing rink in the world; and perhaps most ambitiously, the Dubai spaceport--self explanatory.

Here are more shots of various facets of the city.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Justin Glow Oct 24th 2008 10:51AM

Weird, that one you have embedded in the post reminds me of Chicago -- in 2050.

finweb Feb 17th 2009 12:37AM

Well, there is plenty of height in these buildings and out ithere in the desert to put up windmills! One day, the Americans will have to go there and complete it, once again.

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