The World’s Biggest Horse Racecourse to be built in Dubai
April 21, 2008
Source: www.PakistanHousing.pk/News |
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Yet another Dubai-based megaproject is underway—this time the world’s biggest horse racecourse, and it’s already being hailed as the future horseracing capital of the world, given the infrastructure it plans for the industry. Unlike Ascot, Lexington or Newmarket, Meydan will in fact be an ENTIRE CITY built around The Sport Of Kings—a gigantic mixed use development centered on the racecourse which will be the new home of the Dubai Racing Club and the Dubai World Cup.This racecourse that is being called “Meydan†(the word stands for a meeting place where people discuss, compete and achieve), will be an entire city in itself and will be the new home of the Dubai Racing Club and the Dubai World Cup This gigantic project will span 76 million square feet and feature state-of-the-art dirt and turf tracks, while a world-class grandstand will boast a 55,000 to 60,000 capacity and span one kilometre. |
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