Joanna James
Dubai's buildings never surpassed a few stories in the earlier decades. Since the discovery of oil back in the 1960s, the country's newfound wealth has been cleverly utilised in the tourism industry making it a top luxury destination in the Middle East today. And one of the favourite things tourists like to take part in when in Dubai, is to visit its famous buildings! Thus, do not miss out on these five epic buildings!
This building definitely wins the top spot and with good reason too! It rises over 2700 feet with more than 160 stories. This iconic building is the tallest building in the world. Excavation for this project began as early as 2004 and it was officially open to the general public back in 2010. It is located in downtown Dubai which is the hottest tourist hub in the city which adds even more value! If you would like to check out accommodation from where you can easily head over to these areas, take a look at hotel apartments near metro central stations in Dubai the likes of Citadines Metro Central Dubai.
This was historically referred to as the Sheik Rashid Tower.
Today, the Dubai World Trade Centre has played a pivotal role contributing to the tourism industry since its inauguration back in 1979. The world trade centre is located adjacent to the famous Sheik Zayed Road and holds excellent exhibitions and conventions. It is a 38-storey building complex that used to be the first tallest building in the United Arab Emirates. It held this title from 1979 to 1999.
One glimpse of the Cayan Tower will make you do a double-take. And you won't be alone! This tower has an eye-popping twisty spiral shape which will make anyone quickly grab their phone to take pictures in all the different angles possible. In stands at 307 m and has a very impressive helical shape which sets it apart from all the other buildings here at the waterfront!
This building with its sail shape became one of the most recognisable buildings in the world when it was completed. Construction began back in 1994 and it took almost 2 years to construct an island that this building sits on and took another three years to complete the building itself. This project employed over 2000 labourers at the time and over 250 local designers- hailing from U.A.E, U.S and the U.K- took part in this project.
It is very characteristic of Dubai buildings not to have a vivid symmetry. This is not how local designers and architects here envision buildings. The Jumeirah Emirates Towers is another building built with the same purpose. This structure has two towers where one is taller. These two towers have a unique equilateral triangle shape. On top of that, they are covered in silver aluminium panels which has silver and copper reflective glasses. It makes an awfully pretty sight to the onlookers!
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A travel writer who has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world.
