Dubailand announces key components.

(From Gulf Construction)

Dubai The Dh7.2 billion City of Arabia - a brainchild of developer Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari, with the guidance of Dubailand - was unveiled last month

Occupying a site measuring 20 million sq ft, the ambitious new development will feature a huge shopping mall, predicted to be the world's largest, and a breathtaking dinosaur theme park developed in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of London

The Mall of Arabia will have four levels, around 1,000 outlets, its own theatre, and enough parking for 10,000 cars. The size of the mall will be 10 million sq ft GLA (gross leasable area) when completed

Designed on a circular grid, The Mall of Arabia will feature themed zones to guide shoppers through a cornucopia of shops, cafes, restaurants and entertainment outlets. A vast theatre-cum-auditorium will be the mall's jaw-dropping centerpiece, and a rooftop garden will serve as a tranquil retreat

Restless Planet will set a new standard for imaginative theme parks, with three rides, including a special 'dark ride', and more than 100 lifelike, actual size 'animatronic' dinosaurs. Around 34 different species of dinosaur, designed with complete scientific accuracy, will be programmed to move, roar, and even walk. The City of Arabia development will also incorporate apartments for more than 35,000 residents and office workers. There will be 34 tower blocks, between 30 and 60 storeys high, and a complex of five-storey apartments fronting a 4 km canal. The waterway will be lined with more shops, cafes and restaurants in a development called Wadi Walk, and a fleet of water taxis ...