Nope, that is not Ireland, but it sure looks like it, doesn’t it? The only thing that is missing is cows . . . and people. Welcome to Dubai’s World Islands project. Designed by Creative Kingdom Dubai, the development is an area that covers 6 by 9 kilometres (3.7 by 5.6 mi) and is surrounded by an oval-shaped breakwater island. Roughly 232 km (144 mi) of shoreline was created. The World’s overall development costs were estimated at $13 billion CAD in 2005.
The project was unveiled in May 2003 by Sheikh Mohammed and dredging began four months later in September 2003By January 2008, 60% of the islands were sold, 20 of which were bought in the first four months of 2007.On 10 January 2008 the final stone on the breakwater was laid, completing development of the archipelago.As of July 2012, a second island, the Lebanon Island (1.5 hectares or 15,045.01 m2 and 482.21 metres of perimeter) was developed and was ‘the only island that has so far been developed commercially, is used for private corporate events and public parties.’
The Heart of Europe, a collection of seven islands (Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Ukraine, Main Europe, Switzerland and Monaco) in the European section of the World, into an island luxury resort. The resort is meant to create a fully immersive European experience, with outdoor snow and stores accepting only the Euro as a currency. It was set to open in 2020, but has been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Keep your eyes open: this could become the real estate dream come true! Content courtesy of Wikipedia.org
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