The library is in the shape of a bookstand. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated a bookstand-shaped library that cost Dh1 billion to build. Photo: HHShkMohd via Twitter
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The launch of the library was attended by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and several ministers and senior officers. Photo: HHShkMohd via Twitter
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Sheikh Mohammed tours the library at the launch on Monday. Photo: HHShkMohd via Twitter
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Sheikh Mohammed tours the library at the launch on Monday. Photo: DMO
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The Mohammed bin Rashid Library has nine separate libraries with more than 1 million print and digital books. Photo: HHShkMohd via Twitter
The library is in the shape of a bookstand. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated a bookstand-shaped library that cost Dh1 billion to build. Photo: HHShkMohd via Twitter
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The launch of the library was attended by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and several ministers and senior officers. Photo: HHShkMohd via Twitter
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Sheikh Mohammed tours the library at the launch on Monday. Photo: HHShkMohd via Twitter
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Sheikh Mohammed tours the library at the launch on Monday. Photo: DMO
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The Mohammed bin Rashid Library has nine separate libraries with more than 1 million print and digital books. Photo: HHShkMohd via Twitter
The library is in the shape of a bookstand. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates Dh1bn bookstand-shaped library in Dubai
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Al Jaddaf has more than a million print and digital books
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13 June, 2022
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