A city under a glass dome is planned to be built in Dubai

Dubai reveals the plan to build an entire city surrounded by glass dome. The city will be world’s first climate controlled city. The city will cover 48 million Sq Ft and is going to be called “Mall Of The World”.

Dubai is earth’s one of the popular city for some breathtaking, innovative and amazing buildings and property and is continuously growing more and more with advanced properties. Now it comes up with another plan of record-breaking construction.

Do you remember ‘Spider Pig’ of movie The Simpsons? The pig, made it easier for lots by simply Homer, manufactured enough spend to help populate some sort of silo in just 2 days, so how does Homer decide to remedy this challenge? Normally, staying Homer, he includes out the silo into the river, triggering an ecological problem in the act. Quit without choice with the EPA, Arnold Schwarzenegger decides the most effective plan would be to put the dome above Springfield. Such as Simpsons’ Schwarzenegger, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum imagined it’s a good idea to close an area inside a glass dome. The only real big difference is actually in which we’re handling it in reality, rather than fiction this time.

The indoor city — which will be called the “Mall of the World” — will cover an area of 48 million square feet and will set new records for various large behemoth structures: the largest indoor theme park in the world (the one actually covered by the dome), the largest mall (8 million sq. ft.), along with 20,000 hotel rooms catering to all types of tourists, and a cultural district with theaters built around New York’s Broadway, Ramblas Street in Barcelona, and London’s Oxford Street.

“The objective is to create an integrated city with a plethora of best-in-class options within pleasant environments,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said in a statement

An unforgiving sun constantly scorches Dubai, and the UAE and this is something that may well detract visitors to the region. The Mall of the World is the answer to these problems but in reality it’s more likely to serve as a reminder of the distinction between rich and poor.

However for those lucky enough to be living in the temperature controlled dome there’s very little reason for them to leave. The dome serves as a microcosm but there isn’t really a macrocosm in this example. Instead the dome is a place in and of itself, ostracized and separate from the larger whole. There’s something sad about this concept and it’s clearly exclusive. The glass dome is a visual symbol that says this is an area controlled for the benefit of those who can afford it.

Within the 48 million square foot area the needs of visitors and residents will be catered for all under temperature conditions favourable to the time of year. The glass dome will provide shelter and cool air in the summer and in the winter it can be retracted to provide fresh, cool air.

Dubai Holding, the Sheikh’s property company stated:

“…tourists will be able to enjoy a week-long stay without the need to leave the city or use a car. The 7 km (4.3miles) long promenades connecting all facilities will be covered during the summer and open during the winter, ensuring pleasant temperatures throughout the year.”

Dubai is a city that’s manufactured and it’s reflective of the packaged and mass produced reality we live within. The city is likely to look like pieces from everywhere else rather than having anything (other than the dome) that makes it unique to Dubai and the UAE.

For visitors looking for authenticity this is unlikely to be the place to go. For visitors looking for pampering and opulence you probably can’t go too far wrong with the Mall of the World.

A city under a glass dome is planned to be built in Dubai