How Dubai's Artificial Islands Were Built

How Dubai's Artificial Islands Were Built

Dubai, an Emirate in the United Arab Emirates, has transformed itself from a small trading port into an international hub, playing host to some of the world's most iconic structures. The wealth generated from Dubai's rich oil resources has allowed the country's rulers to create a city known for being one of the world's hottest tourist destinations, with its impressive skyline, luxury resorts, and endless shopping malls. Dubai is one location that should be on everyone's bucket list!

What put Dubai on the map? Dubai has experienced incredible development over the last 50 years. The Dubai World Trade Centre and Jebel Ali Port were some early projects that set Dubai on its path. In more recent years, the country's leaders have demonstrated great vision by taking on ambitious engineering feats, the likes of which have never been seen. Dubai is now home to the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, and the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the world's only seven-star hotel.

But Dubai's most ambitious group of projects to date has been the construction of Dubai's Palm Islands, a group of man-made islands that have attracted the entire world's attention. The islands have transformed Dubai's cream-coloured coastline into a work of art. While the islands are famous for their beauty, the engineering and manpower that brought these islands into creation is truly spectacular. The Palm Islands are the brainchild of Dubai's leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who first envisaged the project to turn Dubai into one of the world's leading tourist destinations by developing a mesmerizing coastline full of luxury real estate, hotels, resorts, and commercial centers. The islands were developed by Nakheel, a government-owned real estate company.

Work began on the islands in 2001 with the construction of the most famous of the islands, the Palm Jumeirah. From the air, the Palm Jumeirah resembles a palm tree inside a circle, stretches 280 meters out to sea and is connected to the mainland by a bridge. The parts of the island include the trunk, spine, fronds and a crescent, each of which is a stand-alone island connected by a bridge, underground tunnel and a monorail used for public transportation. Work was completed on the island in 2006, and the island is now home to thousands of residents, luxury resorts and the world-famous Burj Al Arab hotel. The other offshore islands include the Palm Deira, Palm Jebel Ali, World Island and Blue Waters Island. Due to the international economy, work halted on Palm Deira, Palm Jebel Ali and World Island. Blue Waters Island, however, was completed in 2018 and is home to the Ain Dubai Ferris Wheel, which is the world's largest, standing at 230m tall.

How Dubai's Artificial Islands Were Built

0:00 Intro
2:52 How To Build An Island in The Sea
3:17 Building A Breakwater
4:22 Sourcing The Sand & Rocks
5:10 Positioning The Islands
6:19 Ready To Build On
7:13 Building Begins
7:58 Environmental Concerns

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[JohnEuliss]

This is definitely a marvel in human engineering.

[juanmartinramallo]

Very good that all me gustan todos los vídeos muchas gracias che

[ryanhawkins]

Should have built a much longer bridge so it wasnt close to the mainland

[TheIggypop]

Should never use sand it won’t hold have to use clay and concrete so the water won’t erode the island

[MelissaOdisee]

Regular compations should be enough to prevent sinking

[lesreed]

I tell you the laborers are the smart intelligent people they've just lost their way without a leader they get on drugs and then you have to think for them they are so beautiful they so intelligent when they come together what the great leadership😊🎉❤

[deb]

They were able to do this after President George Bush Sr. stopped all oil and gas in the US - making us no longer energy independent. Rather, we became dependent on Saudi Arabia.

[A_Person_You_Dont_Know]

The edit is terrible. Cut cut cut cut. God it's just so bad.

[GirlOfYahweh]

Beautiful America ain't got shit on them