Lyon: a french city in the dubai desert

A Dubai entrepreneur has unveiled a remarkable property investment opportunity…

Developer Buti Saeed Al Ghandi, who heads up the Emivest capital film, has just announced his intention to build a replica of the French city of Lyon in the middle of the desert.

Lyon mayor, Gerard Collomb said, “We are flattered that Lyon can inspire… a city like Dubai.”

The project is estimated to be costing at around 500 million euros and will cover an area of between 3 and 400 hundred hectares (741- 988 acres.). Buti first conceived the idea after traveling to Lyon during the planning stages of a French language university in Dubai. He plans to expand this idea and re-create a huge town which is to be named Lyon-Dubai city.

In an attempt to capture the feel of a genuine French town there are plans for the usual French arrangement of public squares and outdoor cafés. The first phase of the project will include 3,000 homes, a football training center and, of course, replicas of all the major Lyonaise museums.