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DIFC's The Gate Building was modelled on the Arc de Triomphe at Champs Elysees. Pawan Singh / The National
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Dubai World Trade Centre was originally named Sheikh Rashid Tower. Alamy
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Atlantis The Royal extends 43 storeys and 178 metres upwards. Getty Images
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Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building. Reuters
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Burj Al Arab has often been described as a 'seven-star' hotel. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Dubai Mall, the city's most famous shopping centre, sits near the Burj Khalia. AFP
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Atlantis, The Palm is a popular family-friendly resort that's also home to an aquarium and water park. AFP
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The Dubai Frame opened to the public in 2018. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The low-carbon, stainless steel-clad, torus-shaped Museum of the Future represents Dubai’s perpetual energy and a vision of the future. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Gevora Hotel is the world's tallest all-hotel building. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Dubai Opera House is shaped like a dhow, as a tribute to the emirate's maritime history. Alamy
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The 25,000-square-metre Etihad Museum is located on the spot where the UAE was founded, on December 2, 1971. Courtesy Dubai Culture
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Cayan Tower in Dubai Marina is the world’s tallest high-rise with a 90-degree spiral. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Jumeirah Mosque offers a gateway to those seeking deeper knowledge of Islam. Getty Images
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Jumeirah Emirates Towers turned 20 in 2020. Alamy
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Wafi Mall first opened in 1991 and is where the pyramidal five-star hotel Raffles Dubai is based. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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JW Marriott Marquis Hotel was the world's tallest hotel until the Gevora Hotel came along. Courtesy JW Marriott Marquis
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The sail-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel opened in 1997. AFP
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Mall of the Emirates is home to world-famous indoor ski centre Ski Dubai. Alamy
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Rose Rayhaan by Rotana was the world’s tallest all-hotel tower for three years. Andrew Henderson / The National
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Princess Tower opened in 2012 and was the world’s tallest until it was taken over by America’s 432 Park Avenue three years later. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Dubai Museum, which is based in the Al Fahidi Fort, was built in 1787. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Torch was the world’s tallest residential building when it opened in 2011. Pawan Singh / The National
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After the Burj Khalifa, Marina 101 is the second-tallest building in the UAE, and the fourth tallest residential building in the world. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Opus building in Business Bay, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The O-14 Tower, also known as the Swiss Cheese, is wrapped in a 40-centimetre-thick exoskeleton with 1,300 holes. Pawan Singh / The National
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World-famous maze designer Adrian Fisher created the vertical maze (said to be the world’s first) that sits on the facade of this Sheikh Zayed Road tower. Alamy
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The Address Sky View hotel has not one but two defining skyscrapers that are linked by a sky bridge. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s Innovation Centre, the world’s largest single-site solar park, opened in November 2020. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Al Yaqoub Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road bears a remarkable resemblance to London’s Big Ben. Alamy
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DIFC's The Gate Building was modelled on the Arc de Triomphe at Champs Elysees. Pawan Singh / The National
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Dubai World Trade Centre was originally named Sheikh Rashid Tower. Alamy
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Atlantis The Royal extends 43 storeys and 178 metres upwards. Getty Images
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Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building. Reuters
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Burj Al Arab has often been described as a 'seven-star' hotel. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Dubai Mall, the city's most famous shopping centre, sits near the Burj Khalia. AFP
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Atlantis, The Palm is a popular family-friendly resort that's also home to an aquarium and water park. AFP
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The Dubai Frame opened to the public in 2018. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The low-carbon, stainless steel-clad, torus-shaped Museum of the Future represents Dubai’s perpetual energy and a vision of the future. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Gevora Hotel is the world's tallest all-hotel building. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Dubai Opera House is shaped like a dhow, as a tribute to the emirate's maritime history. Alamy
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The 25,000-square-metre Etihad Museum is located on the spot where the UAE was founded, on December 2, 1971. Courtesy Dubai Culture
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Cayan Tower in Dubai Marina is the world’s tallest high-rise with a 90-degree spiral. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Jumeirah Mosque offers a gateway to those seeking deeper knowledge of Islam. Getty Images
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Jumeirah Emirates Towers turned 20 in 2020. Alamy
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Wafi Mall first opened in 1991 and is where the pyramidal five-star hotel Raffles Dubai is based. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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JW Marriott Marquis Hotel was the world's tallest hotel until the Gevora Hotel came along. Courtesy JW Marriott Marquis
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The sail-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel opened in 1997. AFP
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Mall of the Emirates is home to world-famous indoor ski centre Ski Dubai. Alamy
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Rose Rayhaan by Rotana was the world’s tallest all-hotel tower for three years. Andrew Henderson / The National
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Princess Tower opened in 2012 and was the world’s tallest until it was taken over by America’s 432 Park Avenue three years later. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Dubai Museum, which is based in the Al Fahidi Fort, was built in 1787. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Torch was the world’s tallest residential building when it opened in 2011. Pawan Singh / The National
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After the Burj Khalifa, Marina 101 is the second-tallest building in the UAE, and the fourth tallest residential building in the world. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The Opus building in Business Bay, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The O-14 Tower, also known as the Swiss Cheese, is wrapped in a 40-centimetre-thick exoskeleton with 1,300 holes. Pawan Singh / The National
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World-famous maze designer Adrian Fisher created the vertical maze (said to be the world’s first) that sits on the facade of this Sheikh Zayed Road tower. Alamy
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The Address Sky View hotel has not one but two defining skyscrapers that are linked by a sky bridge. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s Innovation Centre, the world’s largest single-site solar park, opened in November 2020. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Al Yaqoub Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road bears a remarkable resemblance to London’s Big Ben. Alamy
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DIFC's The Gate Building was modelled on the Arc de Triomphe at Champs Elysees. Pawan Singh / The National
Dubai's 30 most famous buildings, from Burj Khalifa to Museum of the Future
The city is flush with spectacular examples of unique and groundbreaking architecture
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16 August, 2023
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