Buenos Aires largest city of Argentina At Night View

Buenos Aires Spanish pronunciation: is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent. Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the third-largest conurbation in Latin America, with a population of around thirteen million.

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Buenos Aires At Night View

Concerts, festivals, theater, cinema, cafés. Milonga and tango houses. Pubs, discos and Bowling. Night activities in Buenos Aires are long lasting.As of 7 pm (in winter, it’s already dark at that time; in summer, the sun is beginning to set) you may start to live the porteños’ night –

which ends when the day breaks.

Before or after dinner?Although it is not habitual to dine before 9 pm, the city’s offer is prepared for all tastes, predilections and budgets.Those who prefer to eat earlier and then listen to music, go to the theater or do some shopping may choose a pub in the downtown area or Recoleta, a food court in one of the shopping malls – which are open during the mall hours – or a restaurant.But also, you may eat – even from Monday through Friday –

until after 1 am when some theater end their performances and the last movie screening (trasnoche) is about to begin.

Buenos Aires At Night

Buenos Aires At Night

Buenos Aires At Night

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Dubai hotel under water Hydropolis Official Video and info!

Currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis will be the world's first luxury underwater hotel. It will include three elements: the land station, where guests will be welcomed, the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel, and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. It is one of the largest contemporary construction projects in the world, covering an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London's Hyde Park.

"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 Persian Gulf, just off the Jumeirah Beach coastline in Dubai.

Dubai hotel under water

Dubai hotel under water

The land on which Hydropolis is being built belongs to His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. It was his last free beach property on this stretch of coast. The project is a fantastic one, yet Sheikh Mohammed's success record with comparable schemes instils confidence that science fiction can become fact. With his support, several companies have been formed to kick-start this phenomenal project, and around 150 firms are currently involved.

"There have been many visions of colonising the sea – Jules Verne, Jean Gusto and several Japanese architects – but no one has ever managed to realise this dream," says Hauser. "That was the most challenging factor, and that's what makes it so fascinating. Despite being a dream of mankind for centuries, nobody has ever been able to make living underwater possible."

Dubai hotel under water

The £300m, 220-suite hotel was due to open by the end of 2006 but has experienced delays and is now scheduled to open in 2009. It will incorporate a host of innovations that will take it far beyond the original blueprint for an underwater complex worthy of Jules Verne.

There are only a few locations in the world where such a grandiose dream could be realised. A high proportion of today's architectural marvels are materialising like fanciful mirages from the desert sands. We have come to expect extravagant enterprises to be mounted in the Middle East, and especially in Dubai. "This venture could only be born here in Dubai," says Hauser. "It [has] a very open-minded, international community - and that's what makes it so special."

Dubai hotel under water

Dubai hotel under water

UNDERWATER HOTEL DESIGN

The original idea for Hydropolis developed out of Hauser's passion for water and the sea, and goes much deeper than just building a hotel underwater. More than just curiosity, it is a commitment to a more far-reaching philosophy. "Once you start digging deeper and deeper into the subject, you can't help being fascinated and you start caring about all the associated issues," he explains. "Humans consist of 80% water, the earth consists of 80% water; without water there is no life."

Hydropolis reproduces the human organism in an architectural design. There is a direct analogy between the physiology of man and the architecture. The geometrical element is a figure eight lying on its side and inscribed in a circle. The spaces created in the basin will contain function areas, such as restaurants, bars, meeting rooms and theme suites. These can be compared to the components of the human organism: the motor functions and the nervous and cardiovascular systems, with the central sinus knot representing the pulse of all life.

The ballroom, located at this nerve centre, will have asymmetrical pathways connecting the different storeys along ramps. A large, petal-like retracting roof will enable the staging of open-sky events. Staircases, lifts and ramps will provide access to the ballroom, while flanking catering areas will supply banquets and receptions.

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Dubai Abaya Hijab $20 Jilbabs, Abayas from Dubai Fashiom Show

Welcome to one of the net's leading supplier of retail and wholesale supplier of Abayas including the fashion designed Dubai Abaya. The term aba-ya which in Arabic means "veil cloak" (Arabic: عباية‎ ʿabāyah or عباءة ʿabā'ah, which traditionally has been a long over cloak in a robe-like dress, worn by many women across the Islamic World which forma the integral part of their religion. Our collection of classic original and more elegant sophisticated fashion designs using the finest quality satin fabrication and stone work to make the finished Dubai Abaya breathtaking. We delivery retail and bulk quality all over the world including Saudi, UEA and other countries. We offer not just black colours but also exclusive to customer needs more vibrant colours. We also supply niqab which is the classic face veil covering the eyes. Customers from the far East looking for Kebaya style can also contact us.

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Dubai Abaya for Women

Dubai Abaya

Our designers are constantly working with different fabrications to get the unique style of Abaya. With the use of fine and originally silk, crepe, georgette and chiffon fabrications in black colour with twisted pleats with stone transfers plus touches of embroidery work give it a breathtaking look. The cleverly use of these fabrics and lace work coupled with satin pleats in our cutting patterns give it that fitting suitable for the catwalk.

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Our attendance at all the leading abaya exhibitions with the top designers in Riyadh and Dubai enable us to give new life to our design collection.

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Ankara the capital of Turkey

Ankara (Turkish pronunciation: is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of 938 metres (3,077 ft), and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million.

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Ankara

Centrally located in Anatolia, Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city. It is the center of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the centre of Turkey's highway and railway networks, and serves as the marketing centre for the surrounding agricultural area. The city was famous for its long-haired Angora goat and its prized wool (mohair), a unique breed of cat (Angora cat), white rabbits and their prized wool (Angora wool), pears, honey, and the region's muscat grapes.

Ankara city center

Ankara

The historical center of Ankara is situated upon a rocky hill, which rises 150 m (492 ft) above the plain on the left bank of the Ankara Çayı, a tributary of the Sakarya (Sangarius) river. The city is located at about 450 km (280 mi) to the southeast of Istanbul, the country's largest city. Although situated in one of the driest places of Turkey and surrounded mostly by steppe vegetation except for the forested areas on the southern periphery, Ankara can be considered a green city in terms of green areas per inhabitant, which is 72 m2 per head.

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Ankara is a very old city with various Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman archaeological sites. The hill which overlooks the city is crowned by the ruins of the old castle, which adds to the picturesqueness of the view, but only a few historic structures surrounding the old citadel have survived to the present day. There are, however, many finely preserved remains of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine architecture, the most remarkable being the Temple of Augustus and Rome (20 BC) which is also known as the

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Dubai's Architectural New Wonders of the World

There's more than one Dubai drama playing out on the world stage these days. Besides the fracas over whether U.S. ports should be overseen by Dubai Ports World (see BW Online, 3/6/06, "The Real Shipping News") the emirate is gaining widespread attention and generating buzz in architecture, design, and real-estate circles. Dubai, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, is engaged in a building boom of epic proportions.

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By the beginning of the next decade, relatively tiny Dubai -- it's smaller than Canada's Prince Edward Island, and has a population of about 1.4 million citizens -- will be home to an astonishing number of superlative architectural projects. These include Earth's tallest skyscraper, the first luxury underwater hotel, and a man-made archipelago of private, residential islands (yes, the biggest development of its kind) that will resemble a map of the world when seen from above.

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Most of Dubai's ambitious building projects are in planning or early construction stages. The emirate's current skyline is dotted with cranes. According to the most recent study published by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dubai's construction and building sector contributes 12.2% of the emirate's non-oil GDP and has grown annually at an average rate of 27%.

Dubai Architectural

Dubai Architectural

CONSPICUOUS CONSTRUCTION. Why the sudden construction boom? Dubai's Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the Defense Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the president of the Dubai Development and Investment Authority (DDIA), has set a goal to attract 15 million tourists in the year 2010 (up from 5.24 million in 2003). Interestingly, that's the same year that, according to The Economist, Dubai's known oil reserves will be tapped.

The DDIA reports that today, 90% of Dubai's diversified economy is fueled by non-oil sectors, indicating that Dubai is clearly racing to fuel new industries such as tourism. To rev up its tourism industry, Dubai's developers are engaged in an intense reshaping of the urban landscape.

The ambitious scale and breakneck pace of building echoes what's happening in China, a much, much larger nation engaged in its own race to redefine its skylines (see BW Online, 12/23/05, "China's New Architectural Wonders") in preparation for the 2008 Olympic games. As if competing in an unofficial architectural Olympics, Dubai is striving to break as many records as it can in terms of "tallest," "largest," or, simply, "first."

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PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. Dubai's developers hope to win tourists not only from the Middle East, but from Europe and even Asia, where rapid economic development is creating a new wealthy class.

If all goes as planned, there will be plenty for future tourists to capture in keepsake digital photos. Dubai will soon be home to world's tallest building, the sleek and spectacular Burj Dubai, designed by American firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). When it is completed in 2009, it will knock Taiwan's pagoda-shaped Taipei 101 from its roost as Earth's loftiest. Another Western firm, Britain's Foster & Partners, has designed One Central Park, a mixed-use, eco-friendly building 80 stories high.

One Central Park will be the world's highest residential apartment building when it opens its doors in 2008. And Singapore's DP Architects have designed the 1,000-store, 5-million-square-foot Dubai Mall, which will be the biggest shopping center on the planet when it opens this year.

FLY ME TO THE MOON. While impressive, these structures are rather traditional compared to some of the construction efforts in Dubai. There's Hydropolis, an underwater hotel developed and designed by Germany's Joachim Hauser, scheduled to open at the end of 2007. And there's Palm Islands, a set of man-made resort islands shaped to look like a palm tree when seen from a jet, which will open later this year. This year the same developer will also complete The World, a series of manufactured residential islands that, when seen from above, resemble smaller versions of the seven continents.

And speaking of space, the American firm Space Adventures (known for launching the first civilian orbital space flights) is developing the UAE spaceport, the first commercial spacecraft flight center in nearby emirate Ras Al-Khaimah, minutes away from Dubai. Dubai's citizens, no doubt, will consider the UAE spaceport their hometown spaceport, just as New Yorkers look upon Newark Airport, in nearby New Jersey, as one of their local hubs. No completion date has been set for the spaceport.

That Dubai is pushing for extreme architecture shouldn't come as a surprise if you look at the emirate's history of firsts. In 1979, the biggest man-made port opened at Jebel Ali in Dubai, and in 1999, Dubai became the site of the world's first 7-star hotel, when the iconic, sail-shaped Burj Al-Arab opened for business.

WORLD WORLD. A particularly ambitious project in the works is Dubailand, partially funded by Dubai's government and developed by Dubailand LLC. It's a massive, sprawling, and totally built-from-scratch city-as-tourist attraction that suggests the theme-park atmosphere of Disneyworld (DIS) or Las Vegas, only more so. Located only 10 minutes from the Dubai International Airport, Dubailand will cover 3 billion square feet and feature six different "worlds."

Dubailand's more "conventional" family-oriented offerings are Attractions and Experience World, devoted to roller coasters, waterslides, and other mechanical rides; Sports and Outdoor World, with a variety of stadiums (designed by German architectural firm von Gerkan Marg & Partner) and other athletic venues; and Downtown, which will be a downtown center with movie theaters, restaurants, and bowling alleys.

Eco-Tourism World, which will present "natural" environments and biosphere structures, promises to be the most forward-thinking offering. Leisure and Vacation World -- a spa environment, and Retail & Entertainment World, which will house low-end to high-end retail, seem to be giant playgrounds for grownups. Currently, initial infrastructure (utilities, roads) is being built, and the goal is to have a portion operational by 2008.

While all of Dubai shouldn't be conflated with Dubailand and its pure entertainment value, it's clear that the emirate will soon be overflowing with attractions, whether amusement-park rides or serious architecture. Like Las Vegas, Dubai's dramatic new developments won't be without their critics. Love them or hate them, these new wonders of the world are just that -- wonders.

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Futuristic Dubai Rotating building in Dubai Official video

Dubai Rotating Tower Official video

Dubai rotating building

Dubbed ‘Rotating Tower in Motion’ building based on ‘Dynamic Architecture‘ concept by Florentine architect David Fisher is first of its kind and trend-setting. Not only be the pioneer, the Dynamic Architecture building which will constantly in motion changing its shape with each floor capable of spin, move and rotate 360 degress independent of one another, will also be able to generate electric energy enough for itself as well as for other surrounding buildings from at least 48 wind turbines that fitted between each rotating floors as well as the solar panels positioned on the roof of the building that will produce pollution-free energy from wind and the sunlight. Any acoustics issues are solved by modern design of the building and the carbon fiber special shape of the wings. And the floor only rotates at the slow speed of about 6 meters a minutes, so that guests inside probably won’t feel it.

Dubai Rotating building

The Rotating Tower is actually a tower with a central concrete core surrounded by 59 independently rotating levels. It will also be the first skyscraper built with industrial systems process, where 90% of the building materials will be produced and constructed as modules in an industrial factory set up in Jebel Ali. These pre-fabricated units will then be shipped to the construction site and then assembled on the central core, the only part that will be built on-site using traditional techniques to house important static amenities like elevators, staircases, plumbing and other utilities. Each floor of the tower will consist of 48 of these factory-made modules that will arrive at the job site completely finished and self-contained with electrical, plumbing as well as air-conditioning systems ready for use. The modules will then be mechanically assembled at the rate of one floor every three days.

Dubai has plans to build the world’s first rotating building with independently moving floors. What’s more, plans call for it to be completely energy independent. The self-powered Dynamic Tower will have revolving floors, with each one powered by wind turbines located in between the floor. This will lead to the building looking radically different every time you look at it (sort of like a constantly evolving Dali architecture).

Source: Clean Technica (http://s.tt/12tDY)

Dubai Rotating building

Dubai has plans to build the world’s first rotating building with independently moving floors. What’s more, plans call for it to be completely energy independent. The self-powered Dynamic Tower will have revolving floors, with each one powered by wind turbines located in between the floor. This will lead to the building looking radically different every time you look at it (sort of like a constantly evolving Dali architecture).

Source: Clean Technica (http://s.tt/12tDY)

Dubai Rotating building

When completed, the rotating tower skyscraper will have 68 floors and will be 313 meters (1,027 feet) high. There will be a 6-star hotel, offices and apartments of various sizes besides five villas on the top floor. Each of the villas will have designated parking on the same floor with vehicles brought up and down in special elevators. The roof of the “Penthouse” villa will also have a swimming pool, a garden and an Arabian majlis. The tower also have a retractable heliport, a platform that will extend from the shell of the building at the 64th floor at the moment of landing, thus maintaining the dynamic aesthetic architecture of the tower.

Dubai Rotating building Dynamic

If you can’t visualize how the tower can have endless shapes by dynamically rotating floors to adapts to its surroundings but also to the tenant’s needs and the tenant’s caprices, the following video may help you.

Dubai Spinning Tower

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The Dynamic Architecture concept-based buildings are going to be built all over the world in cities such as New York, Milan, Moscow and Tokyo, after the project expected to complete in 2009 in Dubai, if it ever takes off. Here is a different conceptual design of Dynamic Architecture based on UFO theme.

Dubai Rotating building pic

Dubai Rotating building Pictures

In fact, this is not going to be the only rotating skyscraper in Dubai. The Times Residences by Glenn Howells Architects is also a rotating tower with 200 condominium apartments that located in City of Arabia, and its rotation mechanism driven by solar energy. However, it’s not rotating individually by each floor, instead whole building rotate altogether to offer all residents equal view. Rotating speed is much slower at 1cm per min, making all 200 units able to view 360 degree of its surrounding once every 7days. This tower expected to finish in 2009.

Rotating ResidencesRotating Residences is a tower project of High Rise Properties with four rotating penthouses and a rotating villa with its own car lift and 3 car pack space on top. There are total of 72 residential units. Five of the tower’s 15 storeys will rotate through 360 degrees at speeds which can be selected by the resident once in either 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours.
Not futuristic and advanced enough? How about “Rotating City” urban concept, which will be built anytime soon on an island in Abu Dhabi. The Rotating City, also by High Rise RE, is a city project where every building rotates and faces different environments according to the owner’s wishes. At 10 million square feet, this city definitely has the closer look to Spaceport in Star Wars. The city will consists of 20 rotating building 300 revolving, floating and flying villas on the water, also able to rotate at wish. Inside the city there are also 5-star hotel tower with 300 rooms, 4-star hotel tower with 350 rooms and Attraction Park with an animation box, magic carpet, river adventure, conference room and wedding room.

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Welcome to Canada Toronto: Introducing City Guide & Information

Facing-off against New York State, far across the slate-grey waters of Lake Ontario, Toronto walks the line between American cultural osmosis and staunch northern independence. Masters of this balancing act, Torontonians embrace both worlds with verve and open-mindedness. Enlightened, multicultural and uniquely Canadian - welcome to T.O.!

Once an earnest 'icebox' town, Toronto has thawed through waves of European, Latin American, Asian and Caribbean immigration. One in two Torontonians was born somewhere else, their transplanted cultures creating an effervescent patchwork of neighborhoods. Typically laconic, Toronto is both unpretentious and complex.

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Toronto's big-ticket sports teams rarely deliver, but fans remain optimistic. Creativity provides solace, the arts community thriving on suburb-to-suburb evolution. This is a literary, artistic, musical town - symphony seats sell as fast as hockey tickets (well, almost…).

As September hints at winter, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) provides a cultural Indian Summer. When the red carpets recede, street festivals, rock concerts, exhibitions and dance extravaganzas take the stage.

Hungry? Toronto's kitchens are as multicultural as its population. Korean walnut cakes, Italian espresso, Malaysian laksas and face-melting Indian curries - all in a day's dining.

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Shopping here is wonderful, too. Rummage through the racks with the sharp-dressed locals. If shopping's not your bag, escape into the city's leafy ravines - full of raccoons and sweaty joggers - or day-trip down to Niagara's vineyards.

Canada Toronto

Air pollution and homelessness are big-city headaches, but 'Toronto the Good' isn't a menacing place. Courtesy prevails, but there's no shortage of sexy subculture here: 'Clubland' gyrates towards the dawn, wine lists impress, bar stools wobble until 2am.

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Sound appealing? Believe it! Underwhelmed Montrealers sneer, 'Is diversity enough to hang your hat on?' Calgary's boomtown rats say, 'Why define your city by a lack of consistency?' Torontonians smile wryly, knowing that in this age of tinderbox international relations, their recipe of good-hearted tolerance may be the answer to all our problems.

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Dubai Atlantis Palm Opening party was attended by more than 2000 celebrities

On Nov 20 2008 The Atlantis The Palm Hotel in Dubai was inaugurated with a party which medias has named the Largest Party ever.
"There was no evidence of the global financial crisis as tycoons and celebrities streamed into Dubai last night for the world’s most expensive private party.
Having spent £1 billion, the owners of the Atlantis hotel, which they hope will become the new symbol of excess in a region already replete with towering statements of wealth, splashed out £13.5 million on its opening."

Dubai Atlantis

The Atlantis Palm Dubai is an $1.5 billion investment which is built on the artificial island The Palm Jumeira.
The Palm Jumeira is the first of the islands which will become the world’s largest man-made islands.
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The party was attended by more than 2000 celebrities from all the world. Among the many guests was: Sir Richard Branson and Gopi Hinduja , actors and singers such as Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Charlize Theron, Lindsay Lohan, Janet Jackson, Petra Nemcova. The Duchess of York, Michael Jordan, Boris Becker, Bipasha Basu, Dame Shirley Bassey and Mischa Barton. Celebraties from Bollywood (Indian Cienema) Rani Mukherjee, John Abraham,  Preity Zinta, Malika Sherawat, Ghori (Wife of Shahrukh Khan).

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Dubai Atlantis

Dubai Atlantis view

For the final illumination and fireworks H.H. Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai with his brother H.H. Shaikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum arrived. They are the sons of Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. They watched the fireworks with Sol Kerzner, Chairman of Kerzner International and Mohammed bin Sulaiman, Chairman of Nakheel. (Developer of The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai).

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The performers was Australian Kylie Minogue, Lebanese singer Nawal El Zoghby and Bollywood bombshell Priyanka Chopra.

The LIght and laser illumination was designed by Marie-Jeanne Gauthé, creative director for Jean Michel Jarre, in Paris.

The final fireworks said to be the largest ever in the world was designed and created by Grucci, who designed the fireworks for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

And the event was planned and created by leading celebrity party-planner Colin Cowie.

Dubai Atlantis palm

Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai is the second ocean-themed destination resort created by the renowned developer and operator, Kerzner International. The flagship resort, at the apex of the Palm Jumeirah's Crescent covers 113 acres and is home to the largest open-air marine habitats in the Middle East with 65,000 marine animals, including sharks and manta ray. The resort offers many unique features including the fascinating Lost Chambers, where guests can experience the marine life close up through glass underground passageways and the thrilling 42 acre waterpark, Aquaventure, where you can slide into a tube through a shark tank. Guests can also meet and interact with the worlds most charismatic animals at Dolphin Bay. The guest rooms are contained within the magnificent Royal Towers featuring towering arches, arabesque domes and ornate spires which will make it a new land mark in Dubai. All 1539 guest rooms and suites are spacious and well equipped with amazing views of the Palm, pools or the private beach. Guests are spoilt for choice with the 17 restaurants within the resort including the prestigious Nobu and a selection of gourmet venues run by famous award winning chefs such as Giorgio Locatelli and Michel Rostang. There is a wealth of entertainment on offer with the ulta chic nightclub and an exciting entertainment programme. Children of all ages will enjoy every minute of their stay at the Atlantis, with the funfilled clubs and programmes designed to engage and excite including a Marine Welfare Programme. Splashers is a fantastic childrens pool and play area with slides and structures providing a world of thrills. For those looking to relax and pamper themselves the Atlantis Spa is spread over 2 floors with 27 treatments rooms offering every kind of treatment imaginable. The impressive gymnasium is equipped with state of the art aerobic and cardio machines and offers one to one attention from the skilled personal trainers. The inspiring Atlantis, The Palm offers everything you could possibly desire on holiday; fun, excitement luxury and relaxation all self contained within the heart of Dubai.

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Now Dubai airport file up in Global Ranking soon on Top ranking...!

Dubai is closing in on Hong Kong as the world's third-busiest airport this year after a surge in summer travellers.

About 4.72 million passengers boarded flights to and from Dubai last month, the company said. The gain of 417,000 reflected a 9.3 per cent increase on the same period a year earlier.

The rapid growth of Dubai's airport came as a result of its growing attractiveness as a tourism and business hub, alongside its ability to capture stopover traffic between East and West, said Paul Griffiths, the chief executive of Dubai Airports.

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Dubai airport

"Dubai International is currently ranked as the fourth-busiest airport worldwide for international passenger traffic," Mr Griffiths said. "However, we are hot on the heels of Hong Kong International, and aspire to take over the number three spot by the end of the year.

"This latest milestone further illustrates Dubai International's emergence as a preeminent global hub. Not only did we set a new record, we surpassed the previous high point by over 400,000 passengers."

Traffic grew fastest among routes to and from the Gulf, North America, eastern Europe and South America.

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However, air freight volumes during the month slipped 2.7 per cent to 192,538 tonnes of cargo. London Heathrow is the world's top airport for passenger numbers, with annual traffic of 63.1 million last year, followed by Paris Charles de Gaulle, according to the Airports Council International.

The Airport Authority Hong Kong said it handled 5 million passengers last month, a 5.7 per cent increase on the same period a year earlier and less than 300,000 above Dubai International's total.

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Kareem Murad, a transport and logistics analyst at Shuaa Capital, said that overtaking Hong Kong was "potentially within reach", given the shrinking difference in passenger numbers.

Vincent Resillot, an aviation analyst at Credit Suisse, said Dubai International's ambitions to overtake Hong Kong were realistic, albeit more likely in the next decade than in the next three months.

"Definitely, they've enough capacity for Dubai International to be a bigger airport than Hong Kong," he said.

"They have significant unutilised capacity at the moment … they have the potential for sure, in terms of infrastructure."

Dubai International has so far experienced little slowdown in its growth of passenger numbers after Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali opened for cargo flights in June last year and for general aviation last April.

Nor have soaring prices of crude oil and fuel surcharges proven much impediment to increased passenger growth. At US$111.27 per contract, Brent crude futures were 49.22 per cent higher last month compared with the same month a year earlier.

Amid a strong set of passenger numbers for the region's biggest airport, Middle Eastern carriers are also predicted to increase their market share. Traffic for Middle Eastern airlines is expected to increase by 14.6 per cent this year, according to estimates from the International Air Transport Association released in June.

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