Dubai is shocking the World
Project for Building the Most Beautiful Hotel in the World at Dubai
Monday, April 14, 2008
TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD ON A FLOATING HOTEL might be possible by 2020.
TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD ON A FLOATING HOTEL might be possible by 2020.
French designer, Jean-Marie Massaud, has been working in conjunction with the
French National Office of Airship Research on the project since 2005. The airship is a floating hotel called the Manned Cloud.
French National Office of Airship Research on the project since 2005. The airship is a floating hotel called the Manned Cloud.
It will cruise at a speed of 80 mph (130 km/h) and 18,000ft above sea level.
It could circle the earth in about ten days.
It could circle the earth in about ten days.
It will travel for 3,100 miles (almost 5,000 km) before needing to be refueled.
need for hotels, according to the promoters. It could land for a few days or for a week
if there is a big event going on.
The Manned Cloud is almost 700ft long, 270ft wide and 170ft deep. It has a restaurant,
a library, a lounge and a gym on the first deck. On the second level there will be
20 passenger rooms, terraces with panoramic windows, a spa and a bar room.
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