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The ‘eighth wonder of the world’, Palm Jumeirah is an audacious feat of human engineering. Fashioned on the date palm, with its roots on the Dubai coastline and its 17 fronds fanning out into blue waters, this is the first of the planned ‘Palm’ islands and, though it’s the smallest of the three, it is already the world’s largest man-made island. Photo by: twocentsworth
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The Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay is sitting between dramatic rugged mountains on one side and a 1.6 km sandy beach on the other, in the Sultanate of Oman. You have the choice of how you would like to arrive at the resort – it is accessed from Dubai by road, speedboat or even paraglide.
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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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Les Bains des Docks is a 5′000 square-metre complex, recently opened in the historical Port of Le Havre. The complex offers wonderful atmosphere of tranquility with spectacular play of natural light soothing the eyes and masterful acoustics touching the soul, pools and treatment areas taking care of the rest of the body.
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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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