Palm Islands: Civil Engineering Wonder

Dubai never fails to amaze us from their incredible creativity in the field of civil engineering. One of the showstopper of this creativity is the Palm Island. It's an artificial island made for the tourists and to improve the economy of Dubai.
This resort island stands as a major civil engineering achievement because everything about it was constructed from sea floor up. 3 Billion cubic feet (85,000,000 cubic meters) of sand was dredged from the sea floor by barges. Along with concrete supports, this sand was used to shape the complex foundation of a palm tree and support the hotel.

Palm Islands are four artificial islands, Palm Jumeirah, Deira Island and Palm Jebel Ali, on the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Creation of the islands started in 2001. As of November 2011, only Palm Jumeirah has been completed. This island takes the form of a palm tree, topped by a crescent.
After completion, Palm Jebel Ali will take a similar shape. Like Palm Jumeirah, each island will be host to a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers and will add a total of 520 kilometers of non-public beaches to the city of Dubai.

 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Islands