![DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (ARE) - 2008: The Burj Dubai, the world's tallest structure, rises from the desert in this 2008 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, cityscape photo. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I5U4A35LABP2AMYKNMGWY3DLJE.jpg?smart=true&auth=9805552491f0d5f283f6d4a3d7bbafda5d4f876e2b5f88302ce04d5268afd709&width=400&height=225)
In 2008, the Burj Dubai - now the Burj Khalifa - was well on its way to becoming the world's tallest building. Getty
In 2008, the Burj Dubai - now the Burj Khalifa - was well on its way to becoming the world's tallest building. Getty
After a decade, Dubai feels like it has come of age
Dubai has shaken off the sense it is a place for the transient worker; today it is more like a home