Dubai to build 'The world's first temperature-controlled Pedestrian city', with indoor theme park, 100 hotels and apartments

Dubai, the home to the tallest tower in the world is set to brake another record soon. Its next project involves building the largest shopping mall on earth, complete with five miles climate-controlled streets, the world's largest indoor theme park and 100 hotels and apartments.

The emirate has dubbed the project a 'temperature-controlled pedestrian city'.

Occupying 48 million square feet, the Mall of the World will also contain health resorts, theatres, a Celebration Steet modelled on the Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona and 'retail streets network' that will stretch over four-and-a-half miles.

The grand project is part of Dubai's bid to become a year-round tourism destination “a tourism hub”, despite soaring temperatures in summer that can reach nearly 50C.

The new mall, which will be a city-within-a-city, will be the emirate's chance to attract over 180 million visitors a year, even in the height of the summer, by providing a completely climate-controlled experience.

In the cooler winter months, the dome will open, allowing people to shop in the fresh air, closing as the summer heats up.

The emirate's ruler and vice president of the UAE Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said: 'This project complements our plans to transform Dubai into a cultural, tourist and economic hub for the two billion people living in the region around us; and we are determined to achieve our vision.

'The growth in family and retail tourism underpins the need to enhance Dubai’s tourism infrastructure as soon as possible.

'We are confident of our economy’s strength, optimistic about our country’s future and we continue to broaden our vision.'

The supersized mall will be built near the existing Mall of the Emirates, already one of the largest shopping centres in the world, with its own indoor ski slope.

It will also be a short drive to the world's tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa, which stands at 2,717ft.

Sheikh Mohammad stated: 'Our ambitions are higher than having seasonal tourism - tourism is key driver of our economy and we aim to make the UAE an attractive destination all-year long.

'This is why we will start working on providing pleasant temperature-controlled environments during the summer months.'

The idea is to create a cultural area, with theatres hosting shows at West End and Broadway levels, as well as a network of streets that will be entirely climate controlled.