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Qasr al-Hosn is the oldest stone building and a historical landmark in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It was built in 1761 as a watchtower, expanded in 1793 as a palace, and now houses a museum and a cultural festival.
Dubai Frame is a 150-meter-high structure in Zabeel Park that frames the city's past and future. It was designed by Fernando Donis, who claimed his intellectual property was stolen by Dubai Municipality and ThyssenKrupp Elevator.
The Heritage Garden is planted with Ghaf trees, the national tree of the United Arab Emirates, as well as sidr, acacias and date palms.A range of desert plants and shrubs planted in the Sanctuary Garden reflect Zayed's long connection with the desert, including desert cotton, henna, Caralluma, harmal and sewak, a plant long used by desert people as a toothbrush.
The Mleiha Archaeological Centre displays evidence of the oldest archaeological finds in the UAE, the prehistoric Faya-1 collection, which dates human occupation in the area to 130,000–120,000 BCE, and has been linked to the movement of the first anthropologically modern humans from Africa to populate the world, [6] before finds of a yet earlier date (50,000 years) had been found at Misliya ...
Wahat Al Karama is a war memorial and monument in Abu Dhabi, UAE, that honors all Emiratis who died in the line of duty. It was unveiled in 2016 and features a centerpiece artwork by British artist Idris Khan, a pavilion of honor with the names of the fallen, and a plaza with the national pledge and poems.
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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 ...
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the second-most populous city after Dubai. It is located on an island in the Persian Gulf and has a rich history, culture, and economy based on oil and gas.