Abu Dhabi Corniche Promenade
Eight kilometres of reclaimed waterfront on an undulating line — the city's front room, facing the Gulf.
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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.
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.
Sheikh Zayed Bridge
Zaha Hadid's sine wave in steel — 842 metres of dune, lit in colour that flows across the spine.
Souk Qaryat Al Beri Canals
Wooden abras threading man-made canals between an Arabian souk and a Venetian one, with the Grand Mosque across the water.
The Founder's Memorial — The Constellation
A portrait of Sheikh Zayed made of 1,327 floating solids that only resolves into a face from certain angles.
The Liwa Desert
The northern edge of the Rub' al Khali — the largest continuous sand sea on Earth.
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