Just when we thought the world's largest indoor theme park was hard to top, Dubai proves us wrong yet again.

 

本以为迪拜刚刚开放的世界最大室内主题公园已是无可匹敌，然而炫富之国再次实力证明：壕的道路永无止境。

 

Its latest jaw-dropping megaproject is a tropical rainforest in a skyscraper¹ hotel -- another world-first for the emirate.

 

The 7,000-square-meter rainforest will be part of the upcoming Rosemont Hotel and Residences Dubai, one of the properties under Hilton's luxury independent brand Curio -- A Collection by Hilton.

 

The complex, expecting to welcome its first guests in 2018, consists of two 53-story-high towers including a 448-key hotel and a 280-room serviced apartment tower.

 

"Our client's concept was to create a very unique destination for the city of Dubai, and also to create a project that would be a destination itself, with every possible leisure and entertainment amenity² inside the hotel," says DJ Armin, principal architect and managing partner of ZAS Architects Dubai.

 

The firm teamed up with Dubai architects Kieferle & Partner on the design.

 

Armin says they're hoping to create a family-friendly leisure space that can be used year-round.

 

"As the site wasn't a beachfront location, we looked at how we could create a new type of outdoor leisure space in the city, and also fully³ integrate nature into the guest experience," Armin tells CNN.

 

A rainforest was the answer.

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