Its a nice looking bridge no doubt, but its definitely not the tallest, and its not the longest either. If anyone here's ever been to Lake Ponchartrain, then you know what I mean.
That bridge is like 25 miles long ... way longer than this.
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Originally Posted by Zam
it boggles my mind how tourism alone could generate so much wealth 
also, they are building some ridiculous island chain in the shape of the seven continents, comprised of hundreds of islands.... |
Dubai wasn't built by tourism alone, its as also built by oil money and other sources. They've diversified their economy so that they are not entirely reliant on oil money to sustain them. And thus, even now long before their oil has ran out, they have become a major tourist destination and business hub - many of the world's biggest corporations have their regional HQs there.
Nakheel and Emaar are two of the biggest development corps. in Dubai, and they do billions of dollars of development per year.
Zam, you're referring to
The World project by
Nakheel, and yeah its a bunch of several hundred islands they built up out of the ocean. Its a nice project. I intend on owning one of those islands one day inshallah for my own private vacation spot.
One of the execs at Nakheel is actually a close relative of one of the Islamicans.
She knows who she is.