Dubai Waterfront: Project to transform Dubai
Dubai: A multi-billion-dollar project in Dubai may set a new precedent for construction projects across the globe. Dubbed the Dubai Waterfront, the project is a conglomeration of canals and islands studded with luxury hotels and homes. The development, larger than the island of Manhattan, will add 850 km of new waterfront. The Dubai Waterfront is expected to house 400,000 people and transform the last stretch of Dubai's undeveloped Gulf seashore.

A new city center will include one of the world's tallest skyscrapers, as well as a 75-kilometer (45-mile) canal cleaving the desert and a sweeping arc of manmade islands that spills far into the Gulf. The developing company said in a statement that it hopes to finish the first phase, including the skyscraper, and artificial islands in around five years.
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