Al Maryah Island Waterfront Promenade
A financial district with a waterside walk around its edge — planned to ring the whole island at 5.4 kilometres.
Abu Dhabi
Al Qana Waterfront Promenade
2.4 kilometres of canal-side promenade with buildings cantilevered twenty metres into the air above it.
Emirates Palace Domes & Archways
A kilometre of sand-coloured palace under 114 domes — built for a summit, opened as a hotel, lit like a jewel.
Etihad Arena
A woven gold shell on the Yas Bay waterfront — shade by day, lantern by night, 18,000 seats inside.
Flower Parent and Child by Takashi Murakami
Ten metres of gold leaf and grinning flowers on the waterfront — one of Murakami's largest works anywhere.
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