The Flower of the East Hotel was a planned 200-room luxury hotel to be built on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...

. The project was cancelled in 2007.

The Flower of the East Hotel was due to be the centerpiece of the 1.7 billion euro Flower of the East

Flower of the East

The Flower of the East complex was a 1.7 billion euro, tourism attraction project, begun in 2004 in Kish Island and was expected to be finished by 2010. The complex was to accommodate a self-rated 7-star hotel.-About the Project:...

 project. The tower was to be a combination of Persian and modern high-tech architecture

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...

, and was was intended to be the world's second 7-star hotel after the Burj Al Arab in 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...

, 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...

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External links

• Flower of the East Official Website