Middle East Focus: Freudian Arabian Size Insecurity? Duel of the Gulf Towers……..

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Freudian Arabian Size Insecurity? Duel of the Gulf Towers……..

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Prince al-Waleed Bin Talal al-Saud claims that his new tower, Kingdom Tower, will be cheaper than the Burj Dubai (aka Burj Khalifa) by about US$ 270 million. The tower will also be bigger than the Dubai one, the biggest in the world. The Kingdom Tower will have a Four Seasons hotel, serviced apartments, luxury condominiums and offices, encompassing about half a million square meters.
The project is being constructed by the Bin Laden company, yep that very same guy. Which makes me wonder: wtf is going on here between these potentates of our Gulf? All this comparison of tower sizes, and trying to outdo the others. Remember the Mecca clock tower that the Saudis want to surpass Big Ben? Is all this a subconscious attempt to make up for other more serious short-comings among some of these potentates? Is it an Arabian Freudian thing?
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