Burj Khalifa
The world's tallest building and the world's largest LED screen
Dubai
Deira Gold Souk & Spice Souk
Lattice-covered arcades where hundreds of shopfronts glitter with gold, and narrow lanes nearby spill over with saffron and frankincense.
Dubai Water Canal Waterfall
A curtain of illuminated water pouring off the Sheikh Zayed Road bridge — that parts automatically to let boats glide through.
IMAGINE, Dubai Festival City
A Guinness-record light, water and fire show on Festival Bay — lasers, fountains and 36 storeys of projection mapping on the InterContinental.
LOVE ME
Richard Hudson's five-metre mirror-polished heart, aligned so the Burj Khalifa lands on its surface.
Madinat Jumeirah Bronze Horses
A herd of life-size bronze Arabian horses by Danie de Jager, galloping across the lawns of the Madinat Jumeirah resort.
Souk Al Bahar
An Arabesque 'sailor's market' of stone arches and lanterns on Burj Lake, linked to Dubai Mall by a bridge with the best fountain view.
Souk Madinat Jumeirah
A recreated Arabian town of wind towers, lantern-lit lanes and abra-plied canals, framing the Burj Al Arab across the water.
Wings of Mexico (Alas de México), Dubai
Jorge Marín's monumental bronze angel wings — stand between them and the Burj Khalifa frames the shot.
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