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Dubai to build its own Taj Mahal
Saturday October 13, 2012 05:30:39 PM,
IANS
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Dubai: The UAE emirate
of Dubai plans to build its own Taj Mahal at a cost of $1 billion.
Taj Arabia will be about four times the size of the original
monument in India, the Gulf News quoted the developers as saying
last week.
The billion dollar project, which is expected to be ready by late
2014, will be set in the heart of the 41 million sq foot Falcon
City of Wonders on Emirates road.
Taj Arabia will celebrate the union of couples by serving as the
world's grandest wedding destination, according to the daily.
"Marriage is a celebration. It needs to be announced and
glorified. Currently Dubai is not regarded as a wedding
destination.
"People go to Bali and other exotic places to marry. Now they will
come to Taj Arabia," said Arun Mehra, chairman of the Link Global
Group, sub-developers of the mega project.
Surrounded by lush green landscapes, including the famous Mughal
Gardens, the "New City of Love" will have several architecturally
themed residential and commercial buildings.
Taj Arabia will be a five-star hotel property with 300 rooms. It
will be flanked by seven mixed use buildings, the daily said.
The Taj Mahal, which is situated in the northern Indian town of
Agra, is a Unesco World Heritage site.
It was completed more than 350 years ago by the Mughal emperor
Shah Jahan as a shrine for his wife Mumtaz. It took more than 20
years to build.
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