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Dubai's next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made 'moon' as the city's real estate market booms
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This artist rendering shows the $5 billion project, MOON envisioned on the Dubai Pearl, a coveted plot of land at the base of The Palm Jumeirah. A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights by bringing a part of the heavens down to Earth. Canadian entrepreneur Michael Henderson envisions building a 274-meter (900-foot) replica of the moon atop a 30-meter (100-foot) building in Dubai, already home to the world's tallest building and other architectural wonders. - photo by Michael Henderson/Moon World Resorts via AP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of the heavens down to Earth. Canadian entrepreneur Michael Henderson envisions building a 274-meter (900-foot) replica of the moon atop a 30-meter (100-foot) building in Dubai, already home to the world's tallest building and other architectural wonders.