Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed hosts iftar at Al Bateen Palace – in pictures

Visitors flocked to Al Bateen Palace on Tuesday to attend an iftar reception hosted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces welcomed well-wishers including Mohammed Al Abbar, the founder and chairman of Emaar Properties.

Sheikh Mohammed and the guests exchanged Ramadan greetings and wished more prosperity, progress and development for the UAE. They also wished good health for the country's President Sheikh Khalifa.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, ERC; Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Diab bin Zayed, and Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care & Special Needs, also attended the iftar.

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Ain Dubai in numbers

126: The length in metres of the legs supporting the structure

1 football pitch: The length of each permanent spoke is longer than a professional soccer pitch

16 A380 Airbuses: The equivalent weight of the wheel rim.

9,000 tonnes: The amount of steel used to construct the project.

5 tonnes: The weight of each permanent spoke that is holding the wheel rim in place

192: The amount of cable wires used to create the wheel. They measure a distance of 2,4000km in total, the equivalent of the distance between Dubai and Cairo.