Dubai Builds World's Largest Caribbean-Style Manmade Lagoon
The Emirate is building what is set to become the world's largest man-made lagoon. The 40-hectare lagoon, part of the US$ 7 billion Mohammed bin Rashid City project, will dwarf a 12-hectare lagoon in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh, which now holds the title, according to Guinness World Records.
The developer Crystal Lagoons has already started work and hopes to finish it in 2020 - the deadline for the whole project. The lagoon has been designed to include wide beaches with a Caribbean feel, and offer swimming and other water sports in clear, filtered water. Its filters will reportedly use only 1 percent of the chemicals that more traditional systems do, and 2 percent of the energy.
The lagoon will be at the heart of the District One residential community in Mohammed bin Rashid City. District One, less than 3 kilometers from the Burj Khalifa, will cover more than 445 hectares and comprise freehold land, luxury homes, parklands, waterways and high-end shopping and dining. It is being planned as a low-density development and will feature a public green space larger than London's Hyde Park.
Work is being carried out on a show village that will display nine villas and a portion of the lagoon to interested investors. About 80 percent of the show village has been completed and the rest should be finished by next month.
Mohammed bin Rashid City District One is poised to become a monumental destination in Dubai, offering a residential development in the heart of the city that is currently unique to the region. The development includes various attractions ranging from parks, man-made beaches and the largest crystal lagoon in the world, to sports fields with cycling tracks, an equestrian club and a shopping and dining promenade.
The developer Crystal Lagoons has already started work and hopes to finish it in 2020 - the deadline for the whole project. The lagoon has been designed to include wide beaches with a Caribbean feel, and offer swimming and other water sports in clear, filtered water. Its filters will reportedly use only 1 percent of the chemicals that more traditional systems do, and 2 percent of the energy.
The lagoon will be at the heart of the District One residential community in Mohammed bin Rashid City. District One, less than 3 kilometers from the Burj Khalifa, will cover more than 445 hectares and comprise freehold land, luxury homes, parklands, waterways and high-end shopping and dining. It is being planned as a low-density development and will feature a public green space larger than London's Hyde Park.
Work is being carried out on a show village that will display nine villas and a portion of the lagoon to interested investors. About 80 percent of the show village has been completed and the rest should be finished by next month.
Mohammed bin Rashid City District One is poised to become a monumental destination in Dubai, offering a residential development in the heart of the city that is currently unique to the region. The development includes various attractions ranging from parks, man-made beaches and the largest crystal lagoon in the world, to sports fields with cycling tracks, an equestrian club and a shopping and dining promenade.
