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          From the ground up

          Welcome to From the ground up, where The National celebrates the history behind the buildings that define the UAE

          Water delivery using donkeys in front of Qasr al Hosn in the early 1960s. Photo: John Vale

          Qasr Al Hosn reveals secrets hidden for more than two centuries

          UAESeptember 10, 2023
          Emirates Palace under construction in June 2004. Photo: Alamy

          Emirates Palace, the hotel that introduced Abu Dhabi to the world

          UAEAugust 26, 2023
          The Burj Khalifa was built at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. Ryan Carter / The National

          How Dubai's Burj Khalifa hit the heights

          UAEAugust 22, 2023
          Archive of Stanka Lozanova-Dundakova and Kano Dundakov, accessed by Elena Balabanska.

          The Eastern Bloc origins of Abu Dhabi's striking bus station

          UAEAugust 18, 2023
          Sheikh Zayed Bridge under construction in Abu Dhabi, in March 2009. Sammy Dallal / The National

          How the 'most complicated bridge' was built in Abu Dhabi

          UAEAugust 14, 2023
          Construction at the Dubai Creek Golf Club. Photo: Godwin Austen Johnson

          The story behind Dubai Creek Golf clubhouse

          HeritageAugust 10, 2023