The Dubai Mall, the most visited tourist destination in the world

The gigantic mall of the largest city in the United Arab Emirates welcomes many visitors each year as the Eiffel Tower Times Square and Disney World combined. 

It contains 1200 shops, Olympic size ice rink, an aquarium with 250 aquatic species, the largest shoe store in the world, theme parks, 14,000 parking spaces, 22 cinemas or a Boeing 737 simulator: the Dubai Mall is not a mall like any other, but a tourist attraction. Listed in the Guinness Book for the world's largest total commercial area is equivalent in size to 50 football fields. "A city within a city", concedes Mohammed Alabbar, chairman of Emaar society that created this juggernaut dedicated to shopping, quoted by CNN. Opened in 2008 after four years of construction, the building - which required an investment of € 14.5 billion - welcomes some 75 million visitors per year! A logistical challenge that requires a staff consisting of 20,000 employees, "the equivalent of a small army," as outlined in the American magazine. To compare, in 2012, the Eiffel Tower has hosted "only" a little over $ 6 million, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The huge complex of Disney World in Orlando, has been visited over the same period by 17 million curious as Globometer who also believes that Times Square, New York, is visited by "only" by 35 million people each year. Ahmen Hussein, head of the night cleaning the incredible attractions, highlights the "challenge" posed by the task of shining a million square meters of Dubai Mall "five or six hours" only, especially when weekend, during which the center closes its doors at midnight. "We try to do everything to make this prestigious and respected," says Mohammed Alabbar. He added: "We still have a little work. But I think we approach it. "