Showing off is important if it want to attract tourists. It works at least.

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Nah, its not stupid actually its 21th century, where stupid people gets attracted by BIG things, building that tower may cost 2 billion dollars, not a thing for a billionaire, benefits that this tower can get from tourists could reach as high as 4 billion dollars each year

you have a point, do you know who is funding this? It kinda looks like one of the (7 +) wonders of the world if it is completed, somehow inspired from an aesthetic point of view - pretty**

It is racist to dilute the real definition of slavery to Africans that really sufferd under slavery . These people are NOT slaves as they choose to be working there to earn more money than in their home countries. Please stop using this terminology in vain.

And no. They're not broke; they never claimed that. And not a single project has been let go without being gracefully and successfully finished. Give me one example of a project that hasn't been finished. Just one. No? I din't think so. And about that hotel, sooooo many accidents, even worse than this one, happen in America like what? Every week? And you go and talk about this one single accident that happened because of a hotel guest, now that's just pathetic. It's like you've been waiting behind your computer screen waiting for an accident like this to happen just so you can find something to mock about them while your own country has hundreds of its own that it has been just ignoring. Well guess what, that hotel is more luxurious than ever. BTW, that Donald Trump guy. Good luck with that.

FYI, despite the HUGE fire caused by an accident from a hotel guest, they managed to evacuate everyone without a SINGLE death or injury, not even the slightest injury. The hotel is now under reconstruction, although it was perfectly fine before, and people are already making reservations for that hotel. Soooo, yeah, they weren't lucky, they are smart and know what to do in emergencies. P.S.: F**k you.

The way you think truly stuns me. Like honestly. Hold on, Dubai spent billions of Dollars aiding countries with war? But they wanted to spend one billion Dollars on an iconic building to help improve their country? I know, they're such dickheads for not spending EVERY SINGLE F*****G PENNY they make to help countries going through war! They already give so much. . . Giving to these countries in need doesn't mean neglecting your own!

"Put simply, this means… in the year 2013, the UAE is the largest donor in the world for providing development assistance to the countries most in need of aid, as determined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)," That is only in 2013, just imagine how much more they've donated since then. Also, the Red Cresent (an Emirati Charity Comapny) is now officially bigger and more giving the Red Cross.

You know how many BILLIONS of dollars they spent to help Syria, Palestine, Nepal, and many more? Yeah, I didn't think so, or else you wouldn't be here trying to shame them for trying to make their country that much more beautiful.