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Dubai’s main street in 1990
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The same street in 2003
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… again, a few years later
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Due to the “building explosion” 25% of all tower cranes of the world are located in Dubai
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Dubai’s coast
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Everything on this photo was built during the last 5 years, including the palm shaped island
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The World Islands
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The Burj al-Arab hotel is the world’s
largest hotel and the only 7 * hotel .
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In 2005, the construction of the Burj Dubai was started. (to
be completed in 2008). The total
height will be over
800 meters…
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Dubai in 2009.
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When completed, this will be Dubai’s tallest building
The Al Burj.
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This building will reach a
height of 1200 meters.
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This makes the building 30% larger than the Burj Dubai and three times as big as the Empire State Building.