Jan 10, 2012
They are not as impressive as the London From Above image set, but Dubai is doing it’s best to build some amazing stuff.
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1 An aerial view of the Burj Al Arab hotel is seen in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 
2 A development is seen on one of the islands of The World Islands project in Dubai January 7, 2012. The World Islands is located approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) off the coast of Jumeirah. The collection of man-made islands are shaped into the continents of the world, and will consist of 300 small private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands, according to the development company Nakheel Properties Group. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 
3 A development is seen on one of the islands of The World Islands project in Dubai January 7, 2012. The World Islands is located approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) off the coast of Jumeirah. The collection of man-made islands are shaped into the continents of the world, and will consist of 300 small private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands, according to the development company Nakheel Properties Group. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 
4 An aerial view with the Burj Al Arab hotel is seen in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh
5 The skyline of the Sheikh Zayed highway is seen with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world at a height of 828 metres (2,717 ft), in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 
6 Skyscrapers are seen with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world at a height of 828 metres (2,717 ft), in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 
7 The skyline of the Sheikh Zayed highway is seen with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world at a height of 828 metres (2,717 ft), in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh
8 An aerial shot of the Al Farooq Omar Ibn Al Khattab Mosque, inspired by Istanbul's Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque), is seen in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 
9 An aerial view of The Palm Jumeirah and Atlantis hotel in Dubai January 7, 2012. Picture taken January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 
10 The skyline of the Sheikh Zayed highway is seen with high rise towers in Dubai January 7, 2012. Picture taken January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 
11 An aerial view of the man-made palm tree-shaped islands in Dubai September 7, 2007. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 
12 Heavy fog rolls by early in the morning near the Dubai Marina November 21, 2007. Fog across the United Arab Emirates has disrupted traffic and delayed many flights over the last few days. REUTERS/Steve Crisp
13 The world's tallest tower Burj Dubai stands on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai February 27, 2008. Burj Dubai, a tower under construction in the United Arab Emirates' trade hub, became the tallest building in the world on July 21, measuring 512.1 metres (1,680 ft), its developer said. REUTERS/Jumana ElHeloueh 
14 The view from the observation deck located on the 124th floor of the Burj Dubai Tower shows a shadow cast by the Tower on the city of Dubai below January 4, 2010. Started at the height of the economic boom and built by some 12,000 labourers, the world's tallest building will open on Monday in Dubai as the glitzy emirate seeks to rekindle optimism after its financial crisis. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 
15 Aerial view of The Palm Island Jebel-Ali in Dubai, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 
16 An aerial view of The Palm Island Jumeirah in Dubai and some residential homes that have been completed, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 
17 A view of the city of Dubai, in the haze, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 
18 A view of The Palm Island Jumeirah in Dubai, with some residential homes that have been completed, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 
19 One of the ships dredging the sand for the base structuring of The Palm Island Jebel-Ali in Dubai, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 
20 An aerial view of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai December 21, 2009. State-owned Dubai World did not ask creditors for a standstill on $22 billion of debt at a meeting on Monday, adding to uncertainty for investors who have been in the dark for weeks and hurting local bank shares. REUTERS/Matthias Seifert 
21 An aerial view is seen of construction work in Dubai December 21, 2009. Dubai World disappointed creditors on Monday by making little progress on securing standstill on $22 billion of debt, as a key creditor meeting turned out to be a tame affair with less than half the expected attendees showing up. Picture taken December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Matthias Seifert 
22 Houses on the fronds of the Palm Jumeirah are seen in Dubai December 21, 2009. Dubai World disappointed creditors on Monday by making little progress on securing standstill on $22 billion of debt, as a key creditor meeting turned out to be a tame affair with less than half the expected attendees showing up. Picture taken December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Matthias Seifert 
23 An aerial view of Burj Dubai is seen in Dubai December 21, 2009. Dubai World disappointed creditors on Monday by making little progress on securing standstill on $22 billion of debt, as a key creditor meeting turned out to be a tame affair with less than half the expected attendees showing up. Picture taken December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Matthias Seifert 
24 An aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 
25 An aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 
26 An aerial view of The World Island in Dubai October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 
27 Aerial view of Palm Jebel Ali which is being under construction in Dubai October 25,2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 
28 An aerial view of Jebel Ali Port in Dubai October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
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1 An aerial view of the Burj Al Arab hotel is seen in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 2 A development is seen on one of the islands of The World Islands project in Dubai January 7, 2012. The World Islands is located approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) off the coast of Jumeirah. The collection of man-made islands are shaped into the continents of the world, and will consist of 300 small private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands, according to the development company Nakheel Properties Group. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 3 A development is seen on one of the islands of The World Islands project in Dubai January 7, 2012. The World Islands is located approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) off the coast of Jumeirah. The collection of man-made islands are shaped into the continents of the world, and will consist of 300 small private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands, according to the development company Nakheel Properties Group. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 4 An aerial view with the Burj Al Arab hotel is seen in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 5 The skyline of the Sheikh Zayed highway is seen with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world at a height of 828 metres (2,717 ft), in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 6 Skyscrapers are seen with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world at a height of 828 metres (2,717 ft), in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 7 The skyline of the Sheikh Zayed highway is seen with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world at a height of 828 metres (2,717 ft), in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 8 An aerial shot of the Al Farooq Omar Ibn Al Khattab Mosque, inspired by Istanbul's Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque), is seen in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 9 An aerial view of The Palm Jumeirah and Atlantis hotel in Dubai January 7, 2012. Picture taken January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 10 The skyline of the Sheikh Zayed highway is seen with high rise towers in Dubai January 7, 2012. Picture taken January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh 11 An aerial view of the man-made palm tree-shaped islands in Dubai September 7, 2007. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 12 Heavy fog rolls by early in the morning near the Dubai Marina November 21, 2007. Fog across the United Arab Emirates has disrupted traffic and delayed many flights over the last few days. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 13 The world's tallest tower Burj Dubai stands on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai February 27, 2008. Burj Dubai, a tower under construction in the United Arab Emirates' trade hub, became the tallest building in the world on July 21, measuring 512.1 metres (1,680 ft), its developer said. REUTERS/Jumana ElHeloueh 14 The view from the observation deck located on the 124th floor of the Burj Dubai Tower shows a shadow cast by the Tower on the city of Dubai below January 4, 2010. Started at the height of the economic boom and built by some 12,000 labourers, the world's tallest building will open on Monday in Dubai as the glitzy emirate seeks to rekindle optimism after its financial crisis. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 15 Aerial view of The Palm Island Jebel-Ali in Dubai, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 16 An aerial view of The Palm Island Jumeirah in Dubai and some residential homes that have been completed, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 17 A view of the city of Dubai, in the haze, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 18 A view of The Palm Island Jumeirah in Dubai, with some residential homes that have been completed, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 19 One of the ships dredging the sand for the base structuring of The Palm Island Jebel-Ali in Dubai, November 8, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Crisp 20 An aerial view of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai December 21, 2009. State-owned Dubai World did not ask creditors for a standstill on $22 billion of debt at a meeting on Monday, adding to uncertainty for investors who have been in the dark for weeks and hurting local bank shares. REUTERS/Matthias Seifert 21 An aerial view is seen of construction work in Dubai December 21, 2009. Dubai World disappointed creditors on Monday by making little progress on securing standstill on $22 billion of debt, as a key creditor meeting turned out to be a tame affair with less than half the expected attendees showing up. Picture taken December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Matthias Seifert 22 Houses on the fronds of the Palm Jumeirah are seen in Dubai December 21, 2009. Dubai World disappointed creditors on Monday by making little progress on securing standstill on $22 billion of debt, as a key creditor meeting turned out to be a tame affair with less than half the expected attendees showing up. Picture taken December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Matthias Seifert 23 An aerial view of Burj Dubai is seen in Dubai December 21, 2009. Dubai World disappointed creditors on Monday by making little progress on securing standstill on $22 billion of debt, as a key creditor meeting turned out to be a tame affair with less than half the expected attendees showing up. Picture taken December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Matthias Seifert 24 An aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 25 An aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 26 An aerial view of The World Island in Dubai October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 27 Aerial view of Palm Jebel Ali which is being under construction in Dubai October 25,2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 28 An aerial view of Jebel Ali Port in Dubai October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 
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