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11 Jul 2014
Mall of the World aims to transform Dubai into cultural, tourist and economic hub
The Mall of the World – a giant indoor ‘city’ under construction in Dubai – will have its own version of Oxford Street and Broadway, as well as galleons, waterfalls, a theme park, wellness district and a host of other leisure activities and attractions. The ‘city’, which has a giant retractable dome, is Dubai’s vision for a climate-controlled leisure district,
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11 Jul 2014
Lost and Found; BIG unveils maze at The National Building Museum, US
Washington's National Building Museum in the US has revealed its latest exhibition – a complex wooden maze designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) which fills the large West Court of the museum’s Great Hall Taking inspiration from ancient labyrinths to european 17th-18th century hedge
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10 Jul 2014
Los Angeles Zoo opens up volunteer training scheme for 2015
The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) is hosting a volunteer training programme, starting in October, to provide comprehensive training for adult docents who will serve as volunteer teachers and guides at the zoo. Open to anyone aged 18
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10 Jul 2014
World's fastest and tallest water slide opens in the US
Schlitterbahn’s newest attraction has opened at its Kansas City waterpark in the US – the world’s tallest and fastest water slide. The 168ft (51.2m) drop – a longer plunge than going off the Niagara Falls – has opened after several weeks of delays,
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10 Jul 2014
Yorkshire Sculpture Park named UK Museum of the Year
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP), Wakefield, UK, has taken home a £100,000 prize from The Art Fund after being announced the UK Museum of the Year by Art Fund – the national fundraising charity for art. YSP beat several other top museums to the
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10 Jul 2014
China's theme park boom continues with announcement of US$1.6bn Poseidon Ocean Kingdom
The trend for new theme parks in China has continued with the announcement of the US$1.6bn (€1.2bn, £934m) Poseidon Ocean Kingdom in Harbin, Heilongjiang. Scheduled to open in July 2016, the park – backed and funded by the Malaysia-based KWZone Group – will be themed around stories of the Greek sea god Poseidon and will cover 1sq km (0.4sq m). Taylor Jeffs of US-based GGE, which is designing the visual aspects of the project, said that Poseidon will take visitors into
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Invented in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2005 by John Targett and Tim Wethey, Clip ‘n Climb is the international market leader of the fun climbing industry with 215 energy-filled facilities worldwide (and counting).
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