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The Floating Seahorse properties. Courtesy The Heart of Europe
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The World Islands project will be completed by 2026, says the project's developer. Photo: Kleindienst Group
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The Heart of Europe project includes a number of hotels, villas, floating villas and beach palaces.
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The Cote d’Azur Monaco Hotel looms over a large swimming pool, complete with submerged loungers. Photo: Cote d’Azur Monaco Hotel / Heart of Europe
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Rendering of the Heart of Europe project in The World Islands, Dubai. Courtesy Kleindienst Group
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The Floating Seahorse properties. Courtesy The Heart of Europe
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The Floating Seahorse properties. Courtesy The Heart of Europe
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The Floating Seahorse properties. Courtesy The Heart of Europe
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The World Islands project will be completed by 2026, says the project's developer. Photo: Kleindienst Group
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The Heart of Europe project includes a number of hotels, villas, floating villas and beach palaces.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HAC32VZVWZFOXFMBRN3LUT3OZM.jpg?smart=true&auth=bdeaccf268012a4c9d89b08f04a1b31180bd1cfd9964e145ad186a1eb08c4d8f&width=400&height=225)
The Cote d’Azur Monaco Hotel looms over a large swimming pool, complete with submerged loungers. Photo: Cote d’Azur Monaco Hotel / Heart of Europe
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Rendering of the Heart of Europe project in The World Islands, Dubai. Courtesy Kleindienst Group
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The Floating Seahorse properties. Courtesy The Heart of Europe
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The Floating Seahorse properties. Courtesy The Heart of Europe
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The Floating Seahorse properties. Courtesy The Heart of Europe
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07 May, 2023
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