An IntroductionTo Palm Jumeirah In Dubai
The largest man-made island in the world, Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, is home to luxury hotels valued at more than $30 billion. Every year, millions of people are drawn to the well-known island due to its many attractions, including coastal flats and beachfront villas. The paradise was built after extensive research and the efforts of some of Dubai's greatest minds, and it was furnished with actual rock sand and trees to give the impression of a tropical island.
There is even a plan to create two more multi-billion-dollar islands nearby. Here you can see all the elegance and creativity that went into making UAE the most well-liked and priciest destination.
The Dubai government initiated the enormous Palm Jumeirah project in 2001, and it has garnered a lot of attention for its distinctive design. It consists of 16 palm tree fronds and a crescent-shaped trunk. Its enormous magnitude is frequently underrated. The artificial islands are five kilometers long, or 3.2 miles, and the crescent that surrounds them is roughly 16.9 kilometers long, or 10.5 miles.
The islands, which are connected to Dubai by a 1.4-kilometer bridge, cover a total of 560 hectares of land. You can access the islands via the monorail, which carries over 20,000 people daily, or via the palm Jumeirah tunnel, an underground six-lane bridge, for a total cost of $12 billion. However, the creative ideas that went into creating this special paradise were worth every penny.
Hellman Hurley Sharbat Peacock (HHSP), a renowned US firm that created well-known theme parks like SeaWorld and Universal Studios, provided the palm Jumeirah Islands' architectural design. Over 100 studies were carried out to examine the project's overall scope and determine whether such ambitious plans were feasible. Although a GPS was put into space at a height of around 676 kilometers (420.8 miles) to ensure the accuracy of the palm-like shape to make the islands feel as real as possible and not harm the surrounding ecology, professional divers were sent to study the rock formations on the bottom.
It was built using actual rocks, sand, and trees. Over 1200 trees were grown in a garden to be cultivated on the island nations once the configuration is completed, and a method called vibrant compaction was used to make the soil particles denser so they could withstand construction.The foundation was constructed using seven million metric tonnes of granite that were taken from the Hajjar mountain ranges and an astounding 94 million cubic meters of sand that were carried in from the ocean floor. Just thinking about these concepts makes my brain hurt.
Surprisingly no steel or concrete was used whatsoever during the island’s creation. As if all this construction and planning were not complicated enough, the developers also had to worry about protecting the islands and the residents from storms and typhoons. So, they decided to build breakwaters to shield the islands. A combination of geotextile fiber and sand with small and medium rocks was placed to make these protective structures.
They were formed into a shield under the crescent to defend palm and it is buildings working with incredible speed and accuracy. The palm ended up taking only six years to complete; most of the properties were sold out while construction was still in progress and by 2007 over 75% of properties were immediately handed over to the new owners. By the end of that year, 500 families settled in and lived in palm Jumeirah.
The Palm Jumeirah is situated on Dubai's Crescent Drive in the United Arab Emirates.
Timing: Throughout the entire week, visitors can enter Palm Jumeirah Island at any time. The many restaurants, nightclubs, and retail stores may have different hours.
No entrance fee is required to enter Palm Jumeirah. Visitors only need to pay for their individual experiences and activities.
Optimal Length: A regular visit to Palm Jumeirah should last two to three days.
