{"id":4190,"date":"2015-04-05T17:14:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T17:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=4190"},"modified":"2015-04-05T17:15:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T17:15:07","slug":"sheikh-maktoum-to-build-six-storey-car-park-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/sheikh-maktoum-to-build-six-storey-car-park-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Maktoum to build six-storey car park in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sheikh-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Al-Maktoum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4192\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sheikh-Mohammed-bin-Rashid-Al-Maktoum.jpg\" alt=\"Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum\" width=\"269\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>The ruler of Dubai is set to build a personal six-storey super car park in London for his fleet of more than 100 luxury motors.<br \/>\nThe ultimate toy cupboard will house up to 114 cars and have five-star accommodation for chauffeurs and staff.<br \/>\nIt is being built by the billionaire emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, one of the world\u2019s richest men.<br \/>\nThe car park will be built next to Battersea heliport by the River Thames, allowing him and his associates \u2013 including his 23 children \u2013 to arrive in the capital by helicopter and jump straight into whichever luxury car they like.<br \/>\nBut neighbours are worried their road will be spoilt by the estimated 120 cars arriving and departing each day.<br \/>\nThe Sheikh, who is also vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, has business interests including the Godolphin horseracing stables and the Jumeirah luxury hotel group.<br \/>\nHis super car park will have two basement floors and six above ground, to include offices, bathrooms and three triple-bedroom flats for the drivers.<br \/>\nThough the site is already used for storing cars, angry neighbours are opposed to the car park being built, with one writing: \u2018Mendip Road has become the personal fiefdom of the drivers who work from the current car storage facility.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/sheikh-maktoum-to-build-six-storey-car-park-in-london\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ruler of Dubai is set to build a personal six-storey super car park in London for his fleet of more than 100 luxury motors. The ultimate toy cupboard will house up to 114 cars and have five-star accommodation for chauffeurs and staff. 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