Dubai announces US$54 billion gardens project

Posted: 15 April 2008
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An AED200 billion (US$54.4 billion) parks project initiative to preserve the environment and increase green landscape has been launched in Dubai.

Dubai’s ruler and UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, unveiled the Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens project last week. Work will be carried out by Dubai Properties, a member company of Dubai Holding. The total area of the project will be 880 million square foot (81 square kilometres), of which 73%, roughly 60 square kilometres, will be greenery.

The project will be made up of four main clusters themed around wisdom, humanity, nature and commerce.

The biggest cluster will be the House of Nature, which will include parks, flower gardens, recreational clubs, a zoo, hotels, environmental labs and alternative medicine and herbal healing clinics.

The House of Wisdom will include a library, international universities, history and science colleges and the Sheikh Mohammed Mosque.

The House of Humanity will include the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment, the Museum of Light , the Human Civilisation Museum and other charities such as Unicef.

The House of Commerce will include banks, financial services firms and insurance companies, as well as higher educational institutions that specialise in banking and finance.

A government release announcing the project did not say where Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens will be located or when construction will begin.