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DUBAI
(Reuters) – The Gulf emirate of Dubai will build a city of life-size
replicas of seven wonders of the world at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion
(1 billion pounds) to house offices, shops and flats, a developer said
on Saturday. The Falcon City of Wonders is the latest of a host of ambitious
construction projects in the booming trade hub, which is part of the
United Arab Emirates.
Three buildings will be modelled on structures that
were part of the original list of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World" — the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Hanging Gardens
of Babylon, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.Others will be replicas
of more modern wonders — the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Leaning
Tower of Pisa and the Great Wall of China, a statement said.The structures
will house flats, office space, hotels and shopping malls.
To be built by the Bin Laden-Haliburton Construction
Consortium. We’ve got dibs on the apartment located where the Pharoh’s
Burial Chamber was.
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