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Oct 12 2009, Marco Villa

Dubai rose so quickly not on shrew calculations, but on simple dreams to house among the most extravagant projects: man-made islands, tallest building, seven-star hotel, DubaiWorld theme park, ect...

All that stuff is well and good, but leaving aside.

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