Work started this week on villas on Germany Island within The World archipelago. Photo: Marwan Naamani, Getty
Germany island is to get the first villas on the manmade archipelago The World, off the coast of Dubai, developers behind the project said earlier this week.
Kleindiendst Group says Dubai-based developers City Diamond Contracting has started construction of the villas on Germany, one if the six islands that make up the Heart of Europe development within The World project.
The construction follows four months of ground stabilisation work on the island, and the first of the 20 new villas is expected to be finished by the end of 2010, while the rest will be handed over to new owners next year.
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“The start of construction on Germany Island is a defining moment, not only for the Kleindienst Group, but for all the government bodies of Dubai who have been facilitating the processes and procedures necessary to get this unique project off the ground. We are delighted to have reached this milestone in a project that has attracted worldwide attention since we launched The Heart of Europe last year,” said Josef Kleindienst, chief executive of the Kleindienst Group.
The Heart of Europe development consists of six islands on The World, an archipelago of 300 manmade islands built in the shape of a map of the world and located 4km off the Dubai coast.
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Maybe this is the start of the careful tread of the return journey to old glory. Good luck Dubai.