Dubai reveals plans for amazing underwater hotel

Dubai shipbuilder Drydocks World has inked a deal with Swiss-based BIG InvestConsult, on behalf of partner Deep Ocean Technology (DOT) to create Water Discus Hotel - a leisure facility with a structure that is partly above water and the rest underneath. Officials say the ambitious project could be ready in under five years.

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Though this is not a creation based inside or under water, no summary of Dubai's architectural feats can be completed without mentioning this one.
Standing at 829.84 m (2723 ft), the Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Though this is not a creation based inside or under water, no summary of Dubai's architectural feats can be completed without mentioning this one.
Standing at 829.84 m (2723 ft), the Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)