Hydropolis: The World's First Luxury Underwater Hotel in Dubai. - Neatorama

Dubai is building the world's first luxury underwater hotel called Hydropolis:

"Hydropolis is not a project; it's a passion," enthuses Joachim Hauser, the developer and designer of the hotel. His futuristic vision is about to take shape 20m below the surface of the Arabian Gulf, just off the Jumeirah Beach coastline in Dubai. The £300 million, 220-suite hotel is due to open at the end of 2007 and will incorporate a host of innovations that will take it far beyond the original blueprint for an underwater complex worthy of Jules Verne.

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The design of the hotel is rather, um...phallic if I do say so. It even has emissions from the correct spot.

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Am I the only one that thinks it looks like a dildo? Seriously, squint your eyes and, well...

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If it's happening in Dubai, it doesn't surprise me. They're resculpting the shoreline to look like date palms and maps of the world, and planting weird skyscrapers everywhere. In less than ten years the city has literally been transformed from a sunburnt desert oasis into a sort of global superVegas!

Here, take a look:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Al-Arab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Zayed_Road
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_(archipelago)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai

--TwoDragons

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I can't see it, the only thing it looks like to me is a robotic foot.

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is it me, or is dubai trying waaaaaayyy to hard (oops, um much?) to be a fantastic tourist destination.... in the middle east!!!

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We are about to enter a new golden age of disaster movies.

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See also this link - via Fimoculous

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Wowwww that is a beauty!

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This is old news, and out of date.

This project was put on hold mid 2006.

Will not be opening in 2007. No new date has been given.

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More up-to-date information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropolis

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Wel...dis luks sumfin gr8!A place to be!

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WoW!da next tym i cum Dubai,i surely gota visit dis place!...Kul!!

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Ahh you're all just pissed they got it first and not us.

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i wonder why its shape is like a sea horse with its head upside down. any reasons from anyone.

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How would you get in?

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wow this is really great. i've never seen a hotel like this before, well you know in real life. i wish i could simply stay here.

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