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Pictures of the Day: This is what a 7-star looks like!

Posted on September 4, 2006
Filed Under >Adil Najam, Architecture, Economy & Development, Travel
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Adil Najam

For all of those, me included, who wondered what a 7-star hotel looks like; this is it.

To find out what it feels like, you will have to wait an indefinite amount of time until this surreal StarTrek-like structure actually comes about in Islamabad. Will it? And if it does will it really look like this!

This would have made a great photo-quiz had written about the hotel a few days ago, had Asma not already posted the URLs to these pictures as a comment on that post, and had these pictures not been flying around in all sorts of emails from Pakistan. Despite all of the above, I thought they would still make a great post; maybe some of the koolness will rub off on the site. And I am sure the builders could do with some more free publicity.

Plus, as regular readers know, I have a thing for pictures with tullas (cops) in them (see here, here and here). And this one - even though imaginary - has that traffic cop perched right in the foreground. By the way, don’t miss the helicopter hovering above (near the helipad) either!


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I am not sure we need any more discussion about whether this hotel is a good idea or not. But what about the design? Is this eye-candy or eye-sore? Will this really take us to the ‘next frontier’ (apologies for the pun)? Does this look more like ‘heaven on earth’ or ‘pie in the sky’?What do you think?

80 comments posted

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  1. Abdullah says:
    October 20th, 2007 7:22 am

    There is no point of spending on such a grand building ///when half of the country is dieing becoze of food…..and heading towards terrorism……..well suffering also sumtimes….

  2. Ayaz Ali says:
    October 13th, 2007 3:45 pm

    ye sub gashay hay kouch bhi nahi bane wala
    pichle 60 saal may jub kouch nahi bana to anay walay 3 salo may kia ban jayega

  3. Phal Kanitha says:
    August 29th, 2007 10:31 am

    Kanitha
    I think this is a very good idea that the builder built this hotel. However, this also the very interested hotel that never have in the word. How a good idea.

    Congratulation!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    Kanitha

  4. dean says:
    August 23rd, 2007 8:45 am

    atleast something than nothing

  5. dean says:
    August 23rd, 2007 8:43 am

    its cool.hope to see it,when its done……

  6. July 20th, 2007 5:01 pm

    hi
    its good ok

  7. July 20th, 2007 4:58 pm

    Hi
    It’s good to see that pakistan is growing,
    seven star hotel oooohh,
    i like it………….

  8. M S Danish Rana says:
    June 23rd, 2007 5:38 pm

    Dear My Brothers & Sisters,

    Greetings! I have read all comments guys(pro’s & con´s)about the 7 star hotel. I, as a Pakistani, would be delighted to visit this special building. Most of the opinions are valid, but there has to be a middle-point, and I, as a potential Pakistani, would be critizicing this avant-garde structure and comparing it with the rest of the city, or say it is too high for the surrounding area, etc. etc. I would admire its originality. Think. That is what originality means: nothing like the rest. Ppl, someone has to start something, and, as some said, this mite be the beginning for something even better for the country! Think big. I wish investors from our area would set eyes on my country. Because this is what we need, investment, more mega Structures with more jobs for the people’s developments and to stop their mygration to developed countries, cutting-edge technology too need of my country…

    THANKS FOR THE TIME TO READ THIS.

    Godbless All The Nations

    M.S. Danish Rana
    (Managing Director)

    From: 7-STAR TRADING COMPANY
    LAHORE, PAKISTAN

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