Palm Islands - Structure of the Day #4 (Dubai)

Palm Jumeirah on 8 May, 2008.

     The Palm Islands (Atlantis) are a group of artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  The archipelagos will have major commercial and residential infrastructures constructed on it.  Each settlement will be shaped as part of a palm tree and will add 520 kilometers of beaches for Dubai. 

    Thoughout the three islands there will be 100 luxury hotels, beach side villas, apartments, marinas, water parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities and even some health spas!  Altogether, the project it will consist of 1,100,000,000 cubed meters of rock and sand.  Atlantis, The Palm Resort, officialy opened in 2008.