With predictions that the United Arab Emirates would run out of oil in ten years, the cash-rich Kingdom of Dubai decided to create a vacation city for businessmen and European tourists. The multi-billion dollar project has been carved out of the desert on a 24 square kilometre site on the shores of the Arabian Gulf in Dubai. Digging out the desert and bringing the sea inland was a monumental feat of engineering. This oasis in the desert will take 12 years to complete in one of the harshest desert environments. The world's third largest construction site includes the tallest hotel in the world, housing for 100,000 people and striking architecture that has become a symbol for Dubai.
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