A Google maps view of Dubai excesses. Remember that Dubai has no oil of its own (the oil rich emirate is Abu Dhabi):
Those are a set of artificial islands. Notice their pattern that they form? Rotate a bit in your head… they are shaped as a world map!
Better yet, what about a set of artificial islands shaped as a palm tree?
Now, even better, a second set of islands shaped as a palm tree (why have only one when you can have two?):
This was to be a luxury development, but it seems that the global financial crisis is putting some brakes to it. Read more at Wikipedia.
