Donald Trump’s newest tower to include the ‘world’s highest pool’

In US President Donald Trump’s world, everything is usually touted* as the biggest and the best and the his latest real estate project is no exception.

Mr Trump is making his first foray into Middle East high-rise development with Trump Tower Dubai and like most things the 45th and 47th President does, it will shake things up.

The tower in the city known for its opulence* and wealth will be 80 storeys and 335m high.

In comparison, Australia’s tallest building Q1 on the Gold Coast is 322.5m tall.

Trump Tower Dubai is promising the epitome* in luxury living, boasting deluxe* hotel rooms and suites complete with flawless views out over the iconic* Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building at 821m, and the Arabian Sea.

But the headline-grabbing feature is the world’s highest outdoor pool.

According to renderings* of the project, which is due to be completed in December 2031, the luxury pool will sit at the top of the grand tower and have 360 degree views.

With ample pool space for swimming and covered poolside seating for taking it easy, the pool will surely feature on billions of social media feeds when it does open.

“Trump International Hotel & Tower, Dubai is a project that reflects our unwavering* commitment to excellence, luxury and innovation*,” said the Trump Organization executive vice president Eric Trump.

“Dubai is a global destination that shares our vision for iconic development, and we’re proud to expand the Trump brand in one of the most dynamic* cities on Earth.”

It will be the region’s only Trump-branded tower.

Trump Tower Dubai will sit in the downtown precinct and will feature a hotel and apartments, the best of which will be two “sky-pool penthouses” which have been modelled on New York City’s Trump Tower penthouse.

Prices for the tower have yet to be released but are expected to be as stratospheric* as the project itself.

An apartment in the nearby Burj Khalifa recently hit the market for a jaw-dropping $83 million.

At 460m above sea level, the unit is said to be the world’s highest residential property on sale. It sits on the 107th and 108th storeys of the Dubai skyscraper.

That “Sky Palace” apartment boasts access to 12 parking spaces, gated gardens, three gyms, multiple tennis courts and almost 2000 sqm of internal space.

This story was originally published by realestate.com.au and is republished with permission

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GLOSSARY

• touted: marketed as or described as
• opulence: displaying or having qualities of great luxury and riches
• epitome: the typical or highest example of a stated quality
• deluxe: very comfortable and of very high quality
• iconic: very famous or popular, especially being considered to represent particular opinions or a particular time
• renderings: two-dimensional and three-dimensional images of a planned architectural design
• unwavering: a commitment, feeling or attitude that it is strong and firm and does not weaken or break
• innovation: a new idea or method, or the use of new ideas and methods
• dynamic: continuous productive activity, always changing, energetic, somewhere where there’s a lot going on
• stratospheric: adjective to describe a price or success as out of this world, very high or great but the stratosphere is literally a layer of Earth’s atmosphere, located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere

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QUICK QUIZ

1. How many storeys and metres high will the Trump Tower Dubai be once built?
2. How many other Trump towers already exist in Dubai?
3. What is the name of the world’s tallest building and at how many metres high?
4. How many “sky-pool penthouses” are planned in the development?
5. What was the eye-watering price tag on a recent Burj Khalifa listing?

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CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
1. Sky-high tower
If you could design and build your own dream tower, to rival Trump’s new Dubai development, what would it look like and include?

Sketch and label your design below, be as creative and outlandish as you like and include details such as measurements and number of floors etc.

Share your design with your classmates around you.

Time: allow 20 minutes to complete this activity
Curriculum Links: English, Design and Technologies, Personal and Social, Critical and Creative Thinking

2. Extension
Why do you think everything Donald Trump does has to be so grand and on such a large scale?

Do you think it’s right that the President of the United States is still involved in such large development projects all over the world? Give reasons for your position.

Would you invest in one of these penthouses if you were a billionaire?

Time: allow 10 minutes to complete this activity
Curriculum Links: English, Personal and Social, Critical and Creative Thinking

VCOP ACTIVITY
Adjectives
An adjective is a describing word. They are often found describing a noun. Start by looking at the words before the nouns.

Search for all the adjectives you can find in the article.

Did you find any repeat adjectives or are they all different?

Extension:
Pick three of your favourite adjectives from the text and put them in your own sentences to show other ways to use them.