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The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...
Burj Al Arab: a luxury hotel located in Dubai. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world; The Dubai Frame is an observatory, museum, and monument in Zabeel Park, Dubai. It holds the record for the largest frame in the world. Ain Dubai: an observation wheel on Bluewaters Island, near the Dubai Marina in Dubai.
Dubai Museum. / 25.26306°N 55.29722°E / 25.26306; 55.29722. Dubai Museum ( Arabic: متحف دبي) is the main museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in the Al Fahidi Fort ( Arabic: حصن الفهيدي ), built in 1787 and is the oldest existing building in Dubai. The museum was opened by the Ruler of Dubai in 1971 ...
The second tallest building in the UAE is the 425-metre (1,394 ft) Marina 101 in Dubai, which also stands as the world's fourth-tallest residential building after 432 Park Avenue, 111 West 57th Street and Central Park Tower, all of which are in New York City. [2] The tallest buildings in the UAE are mostly located in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
The BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi in the UAE, is a traditional Hindu mandir built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. Inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921–2016) and consecrated by Mahant Swami Maharaj on 14 February 2024, this is the first traditional Hindu mandir in Abu Dhabi. In 1997, Pramukh Swami Maharaj envisioned a mandir in Abu Dhabi.
The list below contains an image of the site or part of the site; the name as inscribed by UNESCO; the location; the nominating state party; the criteria met by the site, including if it is a cultural, natural or mixed; the area in hectares and acres, excluding any buffer zones, with a value of zero implying that no data is published by UNESCO; the year the site was inscribed; and a ...
Categories: Buildings and structures in the United Arab Emirates by type. Landmarks in the United Arab Emirates. Monuments and memorials by country. Monuments and memorials in Asia by country. Hidden category: Automatic category TOC generates no TOC.
The area currently known as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (previously the Trucial States) was formerly populated by inhabitants of a number of coastal and inland settlements, with human remains pointing to a pattern of transmigration and settlement as far back as 125,000 years. [ 1] Prehistoric settlement in the UAE spanned the Neolithic, with ...