One of the richest cities in the world, Dubai, announced plans to
erect a replica of one of the best wonders in the world, our Agra’s Taj
Mahal. The project, yet to start, is estimated to cost a billion dollars
that will make this great emirate a bigger tourist spot.The project is predicted to see completion in the year 2014. “Taj Mahal is the greatest monument of love”, said a Dubai-based developer. According to him, the emirate homeland being one of the topmost wedding destinations, replicating the Taj Mahal will make it as a favoured venue for biggies’ weddings, along with being another major tourist attraction. To be named as “The Taj Arabia”, it will be constructed in a sprawling 107 sq. mile land in Dubai. The developers aim at converting this mere land into one of the wondrous, greatest and attractive theme parks in the world that can draw in billions of tourists each year.
However, even if the replica is going to be a significant part of the
world’s wonders here, the theme park will also have many other
extravagant bonanzas that are aimed at being divided into six theme
worlds, which is estimated to be two times bigger than the combined area
of Disney World as well as Disneyland! Where the Taj resides will be
called as the Falcon City, wherein a falcon will be seen as spreading is
vast wings. Not only will it be operated as a 5-star hotel, but also
house several apartment blocks and 300 rooms on the adjacent side.
There have been positive as well
as negative views on this project, especially on the web. Many consider
it as a disrespectful act and lack of ingenuity. While the Taj Mahal in
Agra is respected by all as it is a dreamlike wonder as to how Emperor Shah Jahan
from the Moghul rule took a time period of 22 years to complete it, the
replica in the Gulf seems to insult the sentiment of true love by
making it a part of its new construction project targeted at
entertainment alone. And, two years, according to several people is too
short a time to copy the 360-year old marble monument standing tall in
our country.Apart from the Taj Mahal, the land will also feature other wonders of the world, which are historic icons representing the greatest architecture. Well, the city picked up on its richness quite a large percentage through construction. And, parts of this were the Burj Al Arab, Palm Islands and the Burj Khalifa, which gained the status of being the tallest building in the world. Now, do we have to wait for this land to boast of our Taj Mahal? I wonder why it cannot be real enough for people to witness creativity, novelty and resourceful inventive imagination, however prodigal it may be?
