Dubai! Known by many as the city of the future
and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai.
It is a city that is always changing due to the completion of one project or the other.
The city is already filled with incredible structures like the Burj Khalifa, which is the tallest building in the world,
and the Burj Al arab, the world’s first 7-star hotel
This however hasn’t stopped the government of this metropolis city from coming up with more incredible projects for its people and tourists alike.
On today’s video, we will be putting the city of Dubai under a microscope,
as we take a look at 12 of the most incredible Dubai upcoming projects 2020. Before going any further into the video, we have a simple challenge for you to complete.
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12. DUBAI CREEK TOWER
Initially known as the tower at Dubai Creek Harbor
the Dubai creek tower is a supported observation that was supposedly set to be completed this year, but due to some factors it is now expected to be completed in 2021
The 1 billion dollar project is being developed by Emaar properties
and according to them the tower will have a minimum height of at least 2,717 feet, which is the same height as that ofthe Burj Khalifa
Upon completion, the tower will become the tallest building in the world
even surpassing the Tokyo Skytree
Going by the words of Aurecon, the engineering firm working on the creek tower project
they statedthat the soon to be Dubai’s tallest tower will emit a beacon of light from its peak at night
It is also believed that top of the building will house ten observation decks, and a pinnacle room,
which will offer a 360-degree view of the city
The tower will sit in Dubai’s developing harbor creek and will be built totake the shape of a blossoming lily flower.
11. DUBAI’S MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE
The Museum of the future is a project that is currently under construction
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is scheduled to open in late 2020
Plans for the museum of the future was announced by the vice president and president of UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
and it was revealed that the museum was intended to actively produce futuristic inventions
support UAE’s mission to be a global innovation engine.
The circular shaped building will be located in the Emirates Towers area
near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai,
and apart from being a home to futuristic inventions;
it would also host a group of innovation labs focusing on health, education, smart cities, energy and transport
It is expected that the museum would cost more than 200 million dollars
and that it will be structure to lead Dubai into the future.
10. MALL OF THE WORLD
Just by hearing the name of this project, you can easily come to a conclusion that it is going a game changer
The mall of the world project is a Dubai project that aims to build the largest shopping centerof its kind in the world
The vision for the mall is to create a fully air conditioned 48 million square feetcity,
and knowing Dubai, feat is very achievable for them.
The plans for the creation of the mall of the world was initially announced in November 2012
and it wasto be located in Mohammed bin Rashid city, another megaproject development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
In August 2016, those plans were changed
as the mall was to be relocated to Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Road
The mall will include eight million square feet of shopping areas, thelargest indoor game park in the world with a dome that can be opened during the winter, theatres,
andabout 20,000 hotel rooms. On completion,
the mall is expected to be able to welcome over 180 millionvisitors every year.
9. DUBAI CREEK HARBO
Earlier in the video, we talked about the Dubai creek tower, which is being constructed in the Dubai Creek Harbor
Now, let’s talk about the Dubai Creek Harbor itself
The harbor is a six tower district that is being supervised by Emaar properties and Dubai holding
The project is already half completed and set to finish this year
To fully describe the Dubai Creek Harbor, it is three times the size of downtownDubai,
and will boast the world tallest tower, which is the Dubai Creek tower.
The project is located adjacent to Ras Al Khor
and will comprise 3,664 office units
8 million square feet of retail space,
39,0000 residential units
and 22 hotels with 4,400 rooms.
8. DUBAI’S BLUEWATERS ISLAND
Dubai is known for the construction of many artificial islands,
another one that is about to be completed is the Bluewaters Island
The artificial island is about 1,600 feet of the Jumeirah beach resident coastline,near Dubai Marina in Dubai
The 1.6 billion dollars project was approved by Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
It was unveiled on February 13, 2013
with initial construction set to start in April 2013, but was later changed to May 20, 2013
The island is set to feature a dedicated driverless transport system, which would mean that residentswould not need a car to live on the island
Some of the other inclusions on the island are an entertainment zone,
residential zone
and a 689 feet tall Ferris wheel.
7. AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Set to be fully operational in 2025,
the Al Maktoum International airport is another incredible Dubaiproject we just have to talk about in 2020
The airport which is also known as Dubai World Central,
is located in Jewel Ali, 23 miles southwest of Dubai.
The project was initially meant to be completed in 2017
but due to the 2007 to 2012 global financial crisis, it was postponed to 2025
The airport wasnamed after the late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the former ruler of Dubai
and it hasbeen estimated by the Dubai government to cost over 82 billion dollars.
On completion the airport will be the largest component of Dubai world central
with a surface are of more than 110 square mile.
It will also be able to handle around 700 million passengers
which wouldmake it the largest airport in the world in terms of physical size and passenger volume.
6. ARABIAN CANAL
Intended to be world’s largest man made canal
the 75 km Arabian Canal is an upcoming project that theDubai government have currently placed on hold.
The construction of the canal is set to begin with some excavation at the Dubai Marina, and it would go round the Al Maktoum International airport before entering the sea again at the outer end of the Palm Jebel Ali
Initially the canal project wasplanned to be in 2012, but it has been on hold since 2009.
According to the Dubai government, the Arabian Canal is projected to cost 11 billion dollars
and itwould start from Dubai Waterfront in Jebel Ali and pass to the east of the Dubai world central development before turning back towards the Palm Jumeirah
The Arabian Canal would be 150 meters wide, and 6 meters deep
enough to accommodate yachts up to 40 meters long.
5. DUBAI MEYDAN CITY
Launched as a new project on the eve of the 2007 Dubai World Cup
the Dubai Meydan city is development that is under construction in the Ras Al Khor area of Dubai, UAE
The Meydan City projectwill cover more than 40 million square feet on a land size of around 15 million square foot.
The city is expected to be completed this year;
however some of its other buildings have already been opened.
One of such is the Meydan Racecourse which officially opened on March 27, 2010.
The 7.5 million square mile Meydan Racecourse is able to accommodate over 60 thousand spectators
and it also features the Meydan hotel,
which is the world’s first 5-star trackside hotel with 285 rooms.
When the city is finally completed, it would also include the Meydan one mall, sky bubble restaurant, entertainment clubs, and a movie theatre.
4. ALADDIN CITY
If there was anywhere in the world, where the Fictional city would be built, it would definitely be in Dubai.
The project was initially estimated to be opened in late 2018,
but due to some unplanned factors,it has been shifted to 2020 or somewhere in the nearest future
The remarkable city is going to be stand out city with numerous diverse and ground breaking buildings.
The city is said to be inspired by the 11th century tales of Aladdin and Sinbad the Sailor.
The 2014 plansof the city revealed that it would feature three towers comprising commercial and hotel space, spreadover a distance of 450 meters
Aladdin city will also have air conditioned bridges with moving floor toconnect the three towers, driveways and parking lots.
3. THE PALM ISLANDS
As earlier revealed on the video, Dubai is the home to a number of artificial islands;
another one we willbe talking about is the Palm Islands. Just as the name sounds, Palm Islands is constructed in the shape of palm,
and it consists of 3 artificial islands, namely; Palm Jumeirah, Deira Island, and Palm Jebel Ali
all ofwhich are located off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The creation of the islands started in 2001, and it is being built entirely from sand and rocks,
in accordance with the order of SheikhMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who came up with the idea of the Palm islands, as well as their design.
Only the Palm Jumeirah is completed out of the three islands
and main reason the other islands have not been completed as been majorly down to erosion
which strips away the sand that forms the majority of the island.
2. DUBAILAND
Modeled after Disneyland, Dubailand is an entertainment complex that still under construction in Dubaiand is owned by Tatweer
a company that belongs to Dubai Holding.
The Dubailand project was announced on 23 October, 2003
and it was estimated that the complex would cover 107 square mile
and include 45 mega projects and 200 sub projects.
The development of the 64.3 billion dollar projecthas been severely impacted by global recession and Dubai’s financial crisis
This led to the project being put on hold in 2008,
but it was later resumed in md-2013.
According to the plan, Dubailand is going to be twice the size of Walt Disney world resort
and it would divided into 6 zones;
attractions and experience world, sports and outdoor world, Eco-tourism world,themed leisure and vacation world
, retail and entertainment world, and downtown.
1. JUMEIRAH GARDEN CITY
Jumeirah garden city is by far the most incredible upcoming project in Dubai.
The city refers to theredevelopment of over 97 million square feet of area
so as to improve the living standard of the people living in the neighborhoods of Dubai
The city will comprise seven distinct areas, which would imply it taking up a lot of space,
including the self reclaimed artificial islands.
One section of the JumeirahGarden city will host Dubai Park, which will be half the size of Safa Park.
The Garden city project will cost 95 billion dollars,
and meant to be completed way before 2020, but it was put on hold due to global financial crisis.
On that note, we have come to the end of the video for today
What do you think about these Dubai upcoming projects?
Which one of them are you looking forward to the most?
Let us know in thecomment section below. Until next time, stay safe guys, bye!