Culture Village is a multi-purpose development project in the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

, located along the shoreline of the Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

 creek on a 40000000 square feet (3,716,121.6 m²) plot of land. When completed the village will include a harbor, cultural and exhibition centres, and dockside development. The centre piece of this project is Palazzo Versace Dubai

Palazzo Versace Dubai

Palazzo Versace Dubai is a 130,000 sqm hotel and resort under construction in Culture Village on the foreshore of Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...

, the worlds second after Palazzo Versace of Queensland, Australia.

Palazzo Versace

The project is due for completion on 30 April 2010. The hotel will cover an area of 37,224 sqm and upon completion will feature worlds first refrigerated beach.

D1

D1 (meaning Dubai Number One) is an 80-floor residential skyscraper. The 80 story tower when completed will encompass a sky rise lounge, indoor pool, gymnasium. Upon completion it will be 284m tall, with a spire it will be 350m tall.

Other projects includes:

• Iris Amber
• Nur
• Yuvi Residence

Districts of Culture village

The culture village will engrave the following Districts:

• Residential district
• Commercial district
• Retail district
• Shopping district