bradical wrote:I guess they are frantically building the city up in the case the country's oil supply dries up, they will have then created a tourist heaven.
That and a city not built around the oil dependency of a automobile will still be usable when the world's supply runs out.
There is some pretty amazing architecture going on there, though. Is that dealio in the water being built/planned/envisioned?
bradical wrote:I guess they are frantically building the city up in the case the country's oil supply dries up, they will have then created a tourist heaven.
That and a city not built around the oil dependency of a automobile will still be usable when the world's supply runs out.
There is some pretty amazing architecture going on there, though. Is that dealio in the water being built/planned/envisioned?
-Big E
Yes, both the Palm Jumeriah and The World are both being built. I think they are even building a second phase of the Palm islands.
On Feb 1st, they just completed the 100th story of the 160+ story Burj Dubai as well.
I read somewhere that Dubai is trying to focus its economy on tourism rather than oil for the purpose that oil will soon run out. If you're curious about picture number 22, that is the worlds first indoor ski resort. It's freaking amazing. I really want to go there someday.
TitosBuritoBarn wrote:I read somewhere that Dubai is trying to focus its economy on tourism rather than oil for the purpose that oil will soon run out. If you're curious about picture number 22, that is the worlds first indoor ski resort. It's freaking amazing. I really want to go there someday.
They don't hate us for our freedom. They hate us for our gnarly fresh powder, dude!
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