Falcon city of Wonders,[1][FCW], announced in 2005, is a project being built inDubaithat will feature life-size replicas of theseven wonders of the worldsuch as theEgyptian pyramids, theHanging Gardens of Babylon, and other famous monuments such as theEiffel Tower, theTaj Mahaland theLeaning Tower of Pisa. It is a part ofDubailand, covering an area of 100 acres (400,000m2) with an estimated cost of $36.5 billion. The shape of a falcon as part of a smart city project that originally included a university, hotels, a convention center and villas is based on a design concept of a well reputed US architect.