MUST SEE
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Abu Dhabi
This architectural work of art is one the world’s largest mosques, with a capacity for an astonishing 40,000 worshippers. It features 82 domes, over a 1,000 columns, 24 carat gold gilded chandeliers and the world's largest hand knotted carpet. The main prayer hall is dominated by one of the world’s largest chandeliers –10 metres in diameter, 15 metres in height and weighing twelve tonnes. The mosque's first ceremony was the funeral of its namesake, Sheikh Zayed, who is buried at the site.
Reflective pools surround the mosque, amplifying its beauty. The striking white and gold colours shining in the sun are transformed at night by a unique lighting system which reflects the phases of the moon.
Jebel Jais
Home to the tallest mountain in the UAE – Jebel Jais – Ras Al Khaimah. The spectacular Hajar Mountains in the eastern part of the Emirate were formed over 70 million years ago and stand nearly 2,000 metres above sea level.
The mountain range offers a breath-taking scenery and a welcome respite from the heat of the beach resorts with temperatures around ten degrees cooler than sea level.
DUBAI FOUNTAIN
A captivating water, music and light spectacle in Downtown Dubai, this is the world’s tallest performing and largest choreographed fountain situated on the 30 acre Burj Lake adjacent to Burj Khalifa. The fountain performs to a wide range of melodies songs from classical to contemporary Arabic and world music.
IMAGINE
IMAGINE is Dubai Festival City’s record-breaking new attraction, which offers unique sensory experience. Harnesses the power of light, water, and fire, combined with giant aqua screens, 30 fountains and surround sound system to connect with audiences and produce a show like never seen before.
Boasting the largest water screen projection and largest permanent projection mapping in the world – both a Guinness World Records breaker, it features the latest entertainment technology in water, pyrotechnics, lasers, lights and dramatic effects.
Louvre Abu Dhabi
A spectacular museum city in the sea, Louvre Abu Dhabi is a sprawling cultural beacon that seeks to harmonize different cultures and celebrates the achievements of artists from all around the globe.
The signature dome that anchors the entire ‘museum city’ that has been created, at the point where the desert sand meets the clear, cool waters of the sea.
Touted to be the largest art gallery in the Arabian Peninsula, Louvre showcases art from the Eastern and Western world, promoting cross-cultural integration.
This floating dome of light and shade is a really complex geometric pattern of 7,850 stars in eight different layers. When sunlight passes through this dome, it creates an alluring 'rain of light', inspired from the overlapping of palm trees in UAE’s oases. Walking through this serene promenade overlooking the lapis lazuli sea beneath this geometric dome is sure to transport you to another world.
