The $218 million project will be 25 percent larger than the iconic fountains at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Like the Fountains of Bellagio, Emaar’s fountains will include an integral light and sound show and is expected to become one of Dubai’s major tourist attractions, drawing over 10 million visitors per year. The fountains will shoot 22,000 gallons of water in the air at any given moment and feature over 6,600 lights and 50 colour projectors. The fountains have yet to be named and a cash prize of $27,225 has been assigned to the winner of a competition to name the water feature. The structure is scheduled to be operation by 2009.
