With an estimated overall development cost of US$5bn (3.57bn euro, £3.15bn) the project will cover a total of 27 hectares.
The development will be housed in a hollow, drum-shaped building with a rotating sun screen and will include three branded hotels and residences - MGM Grand, Bellagio and SkyLofts.
There will also be a health and wellness centre overseen by consultancy and management company Spatality with the spa development alone costing US$20m (14.2m euro, £12.6m) and covering 64,400sq ft (5,980sq m). With 41 treatment rooms and suites, the spa will boast the first Bellagio-branded spa suites in the Middle East as well as a medi-spa component.Scheduled to open in 2014, the development is located adjacent to Abu Dhabi's new growth areas of Saadiyat Island and Sowwah Island. It is a key component of Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, a governmental blueprint for the urban transformation of the wider Mina Zayed area. Details: spatality.com