Brad and Angelina Buy their own Private Island
Friday, November 16th, 2007 
Posted by Overseas Property Mall in Billionaire Homes, Celebrities & Property, Dubai
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought their own Island in “The World,” Dubai’s ultra-exclusive offshore development. Dubai-based celebrity and society web site Ahlanlive reported that the film stars have bought an island with a view to turning it into a showpiece for environmental issues with the hope that it will encourage people to live a “greener life,” – no comment.
The World Dubai
“The World” takes the meaning of offshore development to a whole new level, being, as it were – offshore. The World is a man-made archipelago of 300 islands in the shape of a world map currently being built 4 km (2.5 miles) off the coast of Dubai.
The World is actually one of a series of artificial island projects in Dubai, along with the Palm Islands, and is being built primarily using sand dredged from the sea. The only access to the islands is by boat, helicopter, or seaplane. The World is being constructed by Nakheel Properties and is the brainchild of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. Prices for individual islands range from 15 to 45 million US dollars.
The latest confirmed sale of an island was Shanghai Island to Mr. Bin Hu, a prominent Chinese businessman and director of real estate developer, Zhongzhou International Holding Group, for a price of $28 million.
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3 Responses to “Brad and Angelina Buy their own Private Island”
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Sunday Speedlinks 11-18-07 | InspiredAustin.com Says:
November 18th, 2007 at 10:19 pm[...] Here’s the promised celebrity gossip, blech. Brad & Angelina are buying an island in Dubai to raise awareness about environmental issues. You figure it out – Brangelina Island [...]
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JESSICA Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 6:25 pmok so they are buying an island that is man made and interrupting wildlife. To inspire the world to live greener. Save our wildlife areas to save the world. It’s a no brainer!!!!!
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Henke Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:03 pmThe costs and pollution to maintain that complex must be enormous. All that sand that is dragged in and washed out again by the tides.. dragged in, washed out, dragged in, washed out .. It’ll be a never ending job. I hope those “dragging”-boats aren’t propelled by oil… that’d be environmentally catastrophic for the whole area from all the pollution that’ll generate… Who said “help the environment” in the article?
