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Built in the 1990, it is one of several new buildings that signal a desire to shape the image of the city as one of a modern commercial center. The National Bank of Dubai building sets the high modern, progressive standards of architecture of the new generation. Located along the busy waterfront, the Tower is supported at the sides by two massive granite columns. The facade is inspired by the sails of the local and reflects both the sky and the water in its curved mirror.
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The Burj Al Arab is just 65 m shorter than the Empire State Building in New York. It is home to the world’s highest tennis court. It’s set at 211 m high on hotel’s helipad, which can also become a heliport for emergency landings or guest traffic and covers a surface area of 415 sq. m.  There is wire mesh around to prevent them from falling.
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Dubai is located on the Persian Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates and is roughly at sea level (16 m/52 ft above). Dubai lies directly within the Arabian Desert. But the topography of Dubai is significantly different from that of the southern portion of the UAE.
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The Al Mahara is a seven star seafood restaurant at the gaudy Burj Al Arab hotel at Jumeirha Beach, Dubai. Elevators to the restaurant take guests on an amazing underwater journey to a restaurant surrounding a 300,000 liters coral reef aquarium. If you’re planning to visit Al Mahara, you should wholeheartedly immerse yourself in all its folly to appreciate its true delights.
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After ambitious initiatives such as Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Dubai International Financial Center, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai is creating another multi-billion dollar project to add to its portfolio of extraordinary developments. Dubai Business Bay set to be the biggest and best business hub in the Middle East, it is going to be the financial center of Dubai’s growing economy. Business Bay will be a free zone business, commercial and residential district that will cover an area of 64 million square feet. It will be located next to Burj Dubai and extend along a new creek from the edge of Dubai Creek (Ras Al Khor), all the way to Dubai’s coast.
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Dubai is the busiest city of the seven United Arab Emirates and is a city raising the bar literally. Dubai is also famous with the world’s tallest building, the world largest aluminum plant and probably soon, the world’s longest bridge.
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Imagine going back 100 million years or more to feel the power of the cosmic forces that helped shape our planet, and come face to face with giant dinosaurs.

Restless Planet is a unique electronic media and natural history experience, where visitors enter a prehistoric world.
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