Posted on 08/14/2018 9:25:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Plans for a sprawling "high-tech-meets-retail" metropolis have been unveiled in Dubai. The mega mall will be the largest leasable retail space in the world, spanning over 100 soccer fields in size.
Called Dubai Square, the $2 billion project in the Dubai Creek Harbour development will boast over 8 million square feet of retail space -- more than twice the size of Dubai Mall -- and will also be home to the Middle East's largest Chinatown.
Designed as a destination outright, the ground floor will host celebrity performances, concerts and theater shows in a futuristic entertainment arena with 3D projection mapping, theatrical sound and lighting. Families will be catered for with a cinema, water park, sports arena and supermarket. But it is the tech angle that most intrigues.
"Dubai Square pushes the boundaries of modern retail and leisure by drawing on next-generation technology," a spokesperson from Emaar Properties, who is developing the Dubai Creek Harbour in a joint venture with Dubai Holding, told CNN. "It is designed for the new era of customers, who are digital, connected and tech-savvy."
Features include immersive experiences, such as VIP dressing rooms, smart fitting rooms with interactive mirrors and curated private fashion collections....
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Great questions, have answers but late now. Let me try tomorrow. Cheers!
I prefer the old Hofuf souk...
Oil is a small part of the Dubai economy, international business and shipping plus tourism is the vast majority of the wealth.
“My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel”,
FReepers can say what they will of the Middle East but this guy was a visionary well beyond his years.
Yeah, one tourist just spent 3 nights in a hideous jail after drinking a glass of wine on her flight there.
Am I the only FReeper who clicked on the link to learn more about their plans to build a mega WALL?
Agree with all your points. How long will it last?
Are we talking the Eastern Provence of Saudi Arabia? I was in Hofuf in the late 70’s. I was working on the natural gas program.
Yep.....the same. I was in Abqaik for about 6 months bout 1979 or so. Remember the date farms?
Sure do. I probably committed a capital crime by taking my girlfriend (another native Southern Californian) to it. We were married a year later. I did all the sites, Dhahran, Ju’ayma (sp?), Shedgum, Uthmaneyha (sp?). Nothing like going on the highway past Abquiq and get blasted by that natural gas flare about a mile off the road.
Better have metal detectors.
5.56mm
Am I the only FReeper who clicked on the link to learn more about their plans to build a mega WALL?
Lol..last time I was in Saudi was in the mid 90s. Saw many changes. Different world
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