Category Archives: DUBAI ARCHITECTURE

Dubai City Activites – Explore the Majlis Ghorfat Umm Al Sheif

While the Majlis Ghorfat Umm Al Sheif is not that old a construction (it was built in 1955), it certainly holds an important position among some of the main heritage buildings in Dubai.   This building used to be the … Continue reading

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Memorable Mosques to Visit When Sightseeing in Dubai

Being an Islamic city-state, Dubai has an impressive number of mosques, each seemingly grander than the next. Of the 188 mosques constructed in the city, there are two worth mentioning- the Grand Mosque and the Jumeirah Mosque. Dubai City toursalmost … Continue reading

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Explore Wadi Wurayah on your Safari Tour in Dubai

Wadi bashing on a safari tour in Dubai is one of the more popular tourist activities, but a trek in the wild pockets of Wadi Wurayah is not something you would want to do in haste. The Wadi is well known as … Continue reading

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Dubai City Activities to Attend – Art Dubai

People may insinuate that Dubai lacks indigenous artistic talent and that the city is entirely frigid when it comes to artistic attractions of any sort, but I would like to differ. Whether the artist hails from Iran, Europe or Canada, the … Continue reading

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Unusual Hotel Rooms to Stay in: at the Dynamic Tower

The as yet location-unconfirmed, impossible, highly-unusual and very modern (in a Lego block way) Dynamic Tower project taken up byRotating Tower Dubai is undoubtedly the most ambitious building job to hit Dubai; not least because it is the first of its … Continue reading

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Get a Touch of the Whimsy with a Dubai Hotel Booking at Raffles

If there ever was a hotel built with shameless flamboyance in mind, then it is Raffles Dubai. With its iconic pyramidal shape, the hotel is as much of a landmark as what the Burj Al Arab is. The hotel is … Continue reading

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Update on The Newest Luxury Hotels in Dubai – The Address

The Address is one high-class place in Dubai receiving a lot of attention these days and not least because of its opulence. Right on the doorstep of the tallest tower in the world, the Burj Dubai, this luxury hotel in Dubai boasts … Continue reading

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Unusual Hotels – Would You Make A Hotel Booking In UAE For One?

While work has halted for a while on the to-be tallest tower in the world, there seems to an uncommon amount of interest in accomplishing unusual architectural feats for hotels and resort spaces in Dubai. From the aesthetically pleasing to the downright … Continue reading

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Dubai City Activities With A Bit Of History & Culture

A lot of travelers and tourists do go back to their hometowns with praises for Dubai’s cosmopolitan makeup and ultra-modern façade but very few take the trouble to discover the wonder that is old Dubai. A wonder that still exists, … Continue reading

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The Cream Of Luxury Hotels In Dubai Called Atlantis

Almost every photograph I have come across of the Atlantis resort tends to be a fine specimen of imagery. It is almost as if this jewel of the Palm Jumeirah is a lesson in traditional Arab aesthetics itself! Most tourists who visit the … Continue reading

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