پروژه ۲۱۸ میلیون دلاری ساخت بلند ترین فواره دنیا در دوبی تا سال ۲۰۰۹

Emaar water spectacle

Emaar Properties said on Monday it plans to build one of the largest fountains in the world as the centrepiece of its Downtown Burj Dubai project. Arabian Business reveals what the real estate giant has in store

The fountains, which has yet to be named, will be capable of shooting water over ۱۵۰ metres into the air - the height of a ۵۰-storey building - and stretch over ۲۷۵ metres - the length of two football fields

The $۲۱۸ million project will be ۲۵ percent larger than the iconic fountains at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas

Like the Fountains of Bellagio, Emaar's fountains will include an integral light and sound show and is expected to become one of Dubai's major tourist attractions, drawing over ۱۰ million visitors per year.

The fountains will shoot ۲۲,۰۰۰ gallons of water in the air at any given moment and feature over ۶,۶۰۰ lights and ۵۰ colour projectors.

The fountains have yet to be named and a cash prize of $۲۷,۲۲۵ has been assigned to the winner of a competition to name the water feature

The structure is scheduled to be operational by ۲۰۰۹