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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nick El Hajj

Dubai's next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made 'moon' as the city's real estate market booms

Moon World Resorts

Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of the heavens down to Earth.

Canadian entrepreneur Michael Henderson envisions building a 274-meter (900-foot) replica of the moon atop a 30-meter (100-foot) building in Dubai, already home to the world's tallest building and other architectural wonders.

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