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Downtown Dubai is the centrepiece of modern Dubai and an increasingly active cultural destination — the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Fountain, the Dubai Mall, and the dense residential and hotel towers that surround them. Art galleries and cultural spaces are distributed throughout the district: in hotel lobbies, tower podiums, and a public realm that is being steadily activated with commissions and installations.
No published galleries in this district yet.
Address Sky View — The Sky Bridge
Apple Store Solar Wings
Arabian Stallion, Gold Souk
Burj Khalifa
Camel Family
Chinatown, The Dubai Mall
DubaiDino
LOVE ME
Neon City Light Installation
Souk Al Bahar
The Fashion Catwalk
The Waterfall (Human Waterfall)
Treasury Dome, Gold Souk
Wings of Mexico (Alas de México), Dubai
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