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Dubai Plans Seven Wonders of the World in Falcon City
by Shabana
The Dubai construction juggernaut rolls on …
A new project called Falcon City will see grand replicas of some of the seven wonders (and some also rans) of the world, all positioned in the shape of a falcon when seen through an aerial view (???). There will be replicas of the Taj Mahal, the Grand Pyramid, the Eiffel Tower, the Leaning tower of Pisa and the Great Wall of China, all alongside reconstructions of Venice. These buildings will be used as commercial and residential structures, and will include eco-friendly condos, malls, restaurants with al fresco dining, and villas.
If the promotional video is anything to go by, all your visions of a cheesy Vegas in the Middle East might be coming true.
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February 1st, 2008
Interesting. Sounds like something you’d see in Disney.
If they try to fit much more into Dubai it may sink.
February 5th, 2008
[...] the recent announcement of the voted-in-by-internet Seven New Wonders of the World, is our recent discovery that Dubai is creating a city (suburb?) in which “larger than life” (huh?) replicas of [...]