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Bluewaters Island is a development project under construction off the Jumeirah Beach Residence coastline, near Dubai Marina, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project was approved by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, and unveiled on February 13, 2013.〔 It will be built on reclaimed land by Meraas Holding, with dredging work to be conducted by Van Oord, the Dutch firm known for its work on Palm Jumeirah, and will cost AED 6 billion (1.6 billion USD, including the Dubai Eye).〔(Work begins on $1.6bn Bluewaters island in Dubai )〕 Construction was originally due to start in April 2013,〔 but actually began on May 20, 2013.〔 It will include entertainment, hospitality, residential, and retail zones, and is forecast to attract more than three million visitors annually.〔〔 ==Dubai Eye== Bluewaters Island will feature the AED 1 billion ($270m〔) Dubai Eye, a tall giant Ferris wheel. If completed, it will be taller than the current world's tallest Ferris wheel, the High Roller, which opened in Las Vegas in March 2014, and taller than the New York Wheel planned for Staten Island, which is scheduled to open in 2017.〔(Staten Island wheel complex getting 4-D ride, cam )〕 Design and construction are to be undertaken by Hyundai Contracting and Starneth Engineering.〔(Dubai eyes world's tallest observation wheel )〕 Construction was originally due to begin in June 2013,〔(Dubai to get world's largest ferris wheel )〕 but did not actually start until May 2015.〔(First leg of Dubai Eye big wheel lifted into place )〕 Completion was originally expected to be sometime during 2015.〔 The wheel will provide views of Dubai Marina and landmarks such as Burj Al Arab, Palm Jumeirah, and Burj Khalifa,〔 and its base will serve as an entertainment zone. A large LED screen will be mounted on the wheel creating an electronic platform for broadcasting, advertisements, and other information.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bluewaters Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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