If you’re looking for a vacation destination for 2009, you might just have stumbled across it now… Dubai is yet again astonishing the world with their creativity.
The fountains, which has yet to be named, will be capable of shooting water over 150 metres into the air – the height of a 50-storey building – and stretch over 275 metres – the length of two football fields.
The $218 million project will be 25 percent larger than the iconic fountains at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas
Like the Fountains of Bellagio, Emaar’s fountains will include an integral light and sound show and is expected to become one of Dubai’s major tourist attractions, drawing over 10 million visitors per year.
The fountains will shoot 22,000 gallons of water in the air at any given moment and feature over 6,600 lights and 50 colour projectors.
The fountains have yet to be named and a cash prize of $27,225 has been assigned to the winner of a competition to name the water feature
The structure is scheduled to be operational by 2009
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It is a magical place isn’t it. I guess when you have no use for gobs & gobs of money you can build a city of fantasy. Kooky.
Gorgeous. I’ll start saving now, and hopefully I will be able to visit in about 10 years or so
Great pics, Dizzy.
wow, thats amazing! this is the first time for me to hear about this fountain!
When I read this post I laughed since I live in Kuwait which is near Dubai and I didnt know about this info while u who were from South Africa knew about it, what a strange world!
Thnks 4 sharing
wow! that’s awesome!
beautiful
Maybe I’ll have to go there someday
That looks so unreal. I will definitely visit Dubai.
The Shock and Awe Fountain
This is not a place to celebrate. This is where all of the money that has been skimmed off the top of every company around the world has landed. When we go up in financial flames the wealthy will head to Dubai and we will be stuck here. Have you noticed that they do not advertise this place as vacation destination because they do not want you there, it was not made for you. They also have the largest building that houses snow for indoor skiing. Just one of the many amenities for the filthy rich.
Not to post anything controversial or anything, but for some reason I feel a little cheated. I feel like this money could be better spent elsewhere, and yeah, of course MOST money could be spent better, right? But come on, Dubai. Maybe the world would be a better place if we spent money on education, health services,etc. in the Middle East instead of hotels. You know? But hey, I could just be an insufferable idealist D;
In any case, it is pretty.
Knowing that they are cheating the workers out of their pay and basically are enslaving them to build this “Babylon the Great” shows the character of the people with the money. Whenever I think of this place Dubai I think that someone will drop a nuke on it someday because it’s an abomination. I know that sounds too strong but why do I feel animosity towards it besides they that have billions upon billions of dollars have to rip off the workers? Is it in order to feel superior? Then hurry up with the nuke somebody.
No one is forced to be here, it’s a choice we take and the lifestyle and pay comes with the package.
If some people don’t like it, don’t come, but don’t hate
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