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Dubai to Build its Own Taj Mahal

  •   Sat, Oct 13 2012 08:46:39 PM

Dubai, Oct 13 (IANS): The UAE emirate of Dubai plans to build its own Taj Mahal at a cost of $1 billion.

Taj Arabia will be about four times the size of the original monument in India, the Gulf News quoted the developers as saying last week.

The billion dollar project, which is expected to be ready by late 2014, will be set in the heart of the 41 million sq foot Falcon City of Wonders on Emirates road.

Taj Arabia will celebrate the union of couples by serving as the world's grandest wedding destination, according to the daily.

"Marriage is a celebration. It needs to be announced and glorified. Currently Dubai is not regarded as a wedding destination.

"People go to Bali and other exotic places to marry. Now they will come to Taj Arabia," said Arun Mehra, chairman of the Link Global Group, sub-developers of the mega project.

Surrounded by lush green landscapes, including the famous Mughal Gardens, the "New City of Love" will have several architecturally themed residential and commercial buildings.

Taj Arabia will be a five-star hotel property with 300 rooms. It will be flanked by seven mixed use buildings, the daily said.

The Taj Mahal, which is situated in the northern Indian town of Agra, is a Unesco World Heritage site.

It was completed more than 350 years ago by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a shrine for his wife Mumtaz. It took more than 20 years to build.

  

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  • Tanisha, Mangalore

    Fri, Oct 19 2012

    I agree.. India should not allow this.. India should make a kind of patent for taj mahal

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  • Sayyad Azhar, Uppala/ Dubai

    Mon, Oct 15 2012

    first of all i should say money means everything, v cant stop building this project, if it is in India then v hope something by protesting or finding many ways to stop it... uae only has intention to build this project for business purpose, reason to recover their past loses...

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  • jossy tauro, mangalore

    Sun, Oct 14 2012

    Dubai wants to be famous for everything because of money they have

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  • Foxy, Manglore/Dubai

    Sat, Oct 13 2012

    I think india should not allow other country to build its heritage monument in any forigen land, as these country will not entertain their heritage monument to be made out side their country, they feel insulted and try to attack on the name of Jihad. What so, dont we have value to respect our. any white gown or black dressed animals will still dominate our countries heritage. No, My country people. Do support the protest, its not just building a structure, but not allowing others to replicate our peristegious monument. They only will make money and even to enter they will make us only pay for entry. Today if you do not retaliate its for sure we will lose many values to these Arabs

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