Top 10 biggest planned cities of the world

New Delhi: What makes a city well planned? Is it the order, rules, vision, public transport system, availability of basic amenities?The answer would be a package of all together. While Middle East is undertaking more and more projects of building well planned cities, India is also not far behind.Here's a look at top 10 biggest planned cities of the world:1. The World, Dubai The city is currently on hold and is a group of 300 artificial islands in the rough shape of a world map.The project costs around $14 billion. The ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum conceived the project and Nakheel Properties is the developer for the project. 2. Khazar Islands, Azerbaijan Khazar Islands is an artificial archipelago 25 km south of Baku in Azerbaijan consisting of 41 islands spread across 3,000 hectares over the Caspian Sea.The centrepiece of the project is Azerbaijan Tower, which will be the tallest in the world.The project will contain office, residences, hotels, schools, hospitals, shopping malls, cultural centres universities, Formula 1 racing track.The project is expected to finish by 2020-2025 and house 1 million populations. 3. Dubai Meydan City Dubai Meydan City is the new development under construction in Ras Al Khor area of Dubai. The entire development will cover more than 40 million square feet GFA on a land size of around 15 million square feet.The main attraction of the development is Meydan Racecourse, which can accommodate 60,000 spectators.The development also includes a 9-hole golf course and world's first 5-star trackside hotel.4. Kingdom City, Saudi Arabia Kingdom City is a 2 square mile project designed by Kingdom Holding Company, the firm owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.The project is mixed use and will have commercial and residential development including homes, hotels, and offices.The project costs around $20 billion. 5. Masdar City Masdar City is the latest of a small number of highly planned, specialised, research and technology-intensive municipalities that will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources.It is located 17 kilometres south-east of the city of Abu Dhabi, close to the airport. The city is designed to be a hub for cleantech companies.The project costs around $18-$19 billion. 6. Business Bay, Dubai Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The project features numerous skyscrapers and will have upwards of 240 buildings, including commercial and residential.It costs $30 billion. 7. Songdo International Business District, Seoul Songdo International Business District (SIBD) is a new city built from scratch on an area of 1,500 acres. The land is reclaimed along Incheon's waterfront.The project costs around $40 billion. 8. Istanbul Finance Center, Istanbul Located in Istanbul's modern suburban district of Atasehir, Istanbul Finance Center aims to become one of the world's top 20 financial centres that will cater to banks, multi-national corporations and services firms. The project costs around $5 billion. 9. Turkey Urban Renewal Project Turkey government has undertaken multi-billion dollar urban transformation project.The government is demolishing old buildings and constructing millions of fresh ones that are unsafe in the country's earthquake-prone provinces.The cost of the project is $400 billion. 10. Roppongi Hills, Japan Roppongi Hills is an integrated development constructed by Minoru Mori.It consists of office space, residences, restaurants, cafes, movie theatres, a museum, a hotel, retail, and parks.The centrepiece of this project is Mori Tower, which is a 54-storey building that houses an art museum, clinics, stores, the offices. The cost of the project is $4 billion.

Top 10 biggest planned cities of the world

New Delhi: What makes a city well planned? Is it the order, rules, vision, public transport system, availability of basic amenities?The answer would be a package of all together. While Middle East is undertaking more

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