The World (in Dubai)
Possibly the most ambitious of Dubai’s land reclamation
projects,
The World is an archipelago of 300 islands laid out to
represent countries of the world.
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The
first developed island is owned by Formula 1 driver Michael
Schumacher. The $7 million piece of land was gifted to him by
Dubai’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and is
located in the Arctic (although I’m sure he would have preferred
Germany).
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There’s various rumours of who owns the other islands, including
reports that Rod Stewart spent $33 million to buy mini-Britain.
The entire project is scheduled for completion in 2008, and over
in what looks like it might be Spain, we see a
boat “spraying” sand to create the island.
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http://www.theworld.ae/ Official Website and
thanks to Brad, Catherine, alexandrecavaco, Others.