7
Richard Serra's tallest public work — seven steel plates honouring the spiritual weight of the number in Islamic culture.
Doha
Barzan Towers
Sixteen-metre watchtowers in Umm Salal — coral walls, moon-calendar observation and Ottoman-era vigilance.
Cosmos
Jean-Michel Othoniel's golden interpretation of the oldest surviving Islamic astrolabe.
Education City Mosque
Twin 90-metre minarets and a spiral plan linking faith with learning at HBKU's College of Islamic Studies.
Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque
Qatar's State Grand Mosque — sandstone domes, skyline views and capacity for more than 30,000 worshippers.
Qatar National Library
Rem Koolhaas's diamond-shaped library — shelves rising from the floor and a Heritage Library of rare Arab manuscripts.
Smoke
Tony Smith's 24-foot aluminium lattice near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center.
The Old Palace at NMoQ
Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim's early twentieth-century residence — restored heart of the National Museum of Qatar.
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