Inbound tourism to India could face a threat from Taj Mahal Replica hotel being built in Dubai

The billion-dollar (767 million-euro) replica hotel  which is four times the size of the the original Taj Mahal, is positioned to be the world's grandest wedding venue

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A replica of India's world-famous Taj Mahal, four times the size of the original, is to be built in Dubai as what is to be billed as the world's grandest wedding venue.

The billion-dollar (767 million-euro) Taj Arabia Hotel  will be set in the heart of the 41 million square foot Falcon City of Wonders on Emirates Road, said Arun Mehra, chairman of sub-developers Link Global Group, at the annual Cityscape Global real estate exposition in Dubai as per media reports. Taj Arabia will be a five-star hotel property with 300 rooms. It will be flanked by seven mixed-use buildings, two of which will have 200 serviced apartments. 

While it took the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan 22 years to build the marble mausoleum for his queen 360 years ago, the copy, to be known as Taj Arabia, is expected to take only two years. 

Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, & a World Heritage site falls under the purview of the Government of India. It is not known if the Indian government has given any copy right permission to the Dubai Developer to build the massive replica hotel. Once the hotel is completed, it could take away a chunk of the foreign tourists who visit India just to see the monument of Love as they would not only get to see a 4 times bigger copy of the monument but also stay in it & some could marry in it too.

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