United Arab Emirates

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Image of Yas Island Hotel located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | (Flickr / Stuart Barr)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Yas Island Hotel

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit

The otherworldly lights that appear off the coast of Abu Dhabi belong to the newly-built Yas Viceroy Hotel. The hotel is part of one of the city’s major investment projects, Yas Island. The star... »

Odd Accommodations, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Tawsam and atimian

Image of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | (Flickr/Román Emin)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is often called the father of the United Arab Emirates. As the first president of the country, he worked to push the UAE into the modern world, and was caught in... »

Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture | Edited by atimian and Dylan

Image of Hamad in the Sand located in Al Futaysi, United Arab Emirates | HAMAD as seen from space (Ashok's Blog)
Al Futaysi, United Arab Emirates

Hamad in the Sand

Billionaire's mark on the earth

When hundreds of luxury cars, custom-made mega trucks and a personal island are not enough to flaunt your wealth, where do you turn? Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan decided to throw a little... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by atimian

Image of Elephant Clock located in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

Elephant Clock

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock

Built over five months to exacting diagrams in an original 13th century manuscript, the elaborate elephant-shaped water clock at the Ibn Battuta mall in Dubai is a tribute to 800 year old... »

Astounding Timepieces, Amazing Automata | Edited by Annetta, Tawsam and others

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