DUBAI 2014 – Nightsky's trip to this ultramodern city - Page 5

Nightsky · #81 Posted **Mar 24, 2014, 12:41 AM**

JUMEIRAH:
Jumeirah Beach, Jumeirah Road, Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Mosque, Mercato Mall

Jumeirah Road is the long road that goes along the coast of Dubai, parallel to the popular Jumeirah Beach. Unfortunately the sea is not visible from Jumeirah Road, so it is not a nice beach road for pedestrians with beautiful homes like I thought, it is more like a thouroughfare for cars with fastfood restaurants, workshops and warehouses and basic residential buildings, and many similar looking mosques, one of them is the only mosque in Dubai open for tourists. There are also some fancy shopping malls, like Mercato, de luxe hotels and exclusive restaurants, and from some points you can see the Financial Center skyline, including Burj Khalifa.

The hotels are facing the sea, the most famous is the sail shaped Burj Al Arab, said to be the world's first 7 star hotel, and the world's tallest upon completion. The district is called Umm Suqeim.

JUMEIRAH BEACH:

Jumeirah Beach and Burj Al Arab, the "7 star" hotel that was the world's tallest full hotel upon completion in 1999, 321m to the spire. Now it has been surpassed by other hotels in Dubai and China. It has 60 floors and a helicopter platform on top. It resembles a sail and the architecture style is structural expressionism and was designed by Atkins & Partners. To get inside and see the spectacular tall atrium and other features, you must reserve a table at one of the super expensive restaurants or bars, something we didn't have the opportunity unfortunately.

Jumeirah Beach Hotel has a curved shape. It was bult in the 1997 and was one of the first de luxe resort hotels in Dubai. It is hard to believe today that it was the 9th tallest building in Dubai upon completion, today lower then 100th tallest!

JUMEIRAH ROAD:

The skyline of Dubai's business district, seen from Jumeirah Road: Conrad Hotel, Park Place, Emirates Towers, The Tower, Al Yaqoub Tower, Al Attar Tower, Rose Tower, Burj Khalifa and more.

Jumeirah Mosque, the only mosque that visitors are allowed to enter. Actually there are many mosques along Jumeirah Road with almost similar design to this one, but this is the most famous one since it is open for non muslims. This is the one that usually occurs on photos, in the North part of Jumeirah Road.

Union House is a small, round building with glass walls, there United Arab Emirates was declared an independent country by the sheikhs from the six emirates on December 2nd 1971. The tall flagpole is the symbol for this event.

Another mosque on Jumeirah Road

Al Khazzan Park water tower and Financial district skyline from Al Safa St

Jumeirah Beach Hotel, a mosque and Burj Al Arab seen from Jumeirah Road

The area around Jumeirah Road (this is a side street) is partly a bit gritty and more working class. The financial district can be seen in the background.

Turkish Village on Jumeirah Road had a great but expensive Turkish dish. With views of the traffic!

http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Dubai_Jumeirah.html

d'trolley · #82 Posted **Mar 24, 2014, 3:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bailey

Yes, to me the city featured in the following thread just has more soul and grit than what I see from Dubai, as a place. Just my opinion.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=209723

Man, this is the most ridiculous thing anyone has ever said. First off it is terribly rude, secondly you're from freaking Houston!!! Haha man I get that you really dig Houston and all, no problem with that. There is a problem with you berating someones photography because you can't comprehend a city you've never been to, and comparing it negatively to a city that is considered to be among the ugliest cities.

My opinion: Houston is lacking soul and grit in a HUGE way. This strikes me as a city that has tried to "skip a step" on its way to mega city. Almost everything about the city is ugly. Straight up. And that thread you showed to prove how great the city is... eh, pretty plain jane bud. I mean it's laughable that the houses and apartments that are picked out for photos are the kind of homes that most of us try not to show in our photo threads. But that's Houston.

Now I realize this is harsh, but I was just shocked at how rude you were with your comments... and incredibly off base. Realize that your opinion on Houston may not be the same as most other people's. And you should probably visit a place and see most of it before fully casting it off.

Btw, most importantly... Great Photos NightSky!! I feel like I have a much better understanding of Dubai now. This is definitely a city that I didn't know much about and had a certain view of it in my head. I still partially view it that way, but I see that there is much more to it. I would love to see the city in real life, especially the older parts. I know I could never live there, and I probably wouldn't want to stay very long, but it definitely is a place you need to see once in your life I think.

Thanks again, and keep up the good work

Nightsky · #83 Posted **Mar 24, 2014, 10:57 AM**

^^^Thanks! I was there for a week and I tried to cover most of the architecture and street scenes. Just to cover Downtown Dubai including Burj Khalifa for example, or Madinat Jumeirah, you need half a day because the distances are so big so you can't go so easily from one area to another, not even with the metro. So 6-7 days was just enough to make a big website and thread about the city.
I wouldn't even comment on comparisions about other cities, it's off topic, but I felt that many parts of Dubai reminded of American cities like LA for example, at least for me as a European it felt much more similar to USA then any European countries. The roads, the cars, modern buildings and skyscrapers, the fastfood restaurants...I'm sure the sheikh has looked at American cities when planneing Dubai. Then there are the old parts and the mosques along the modern roads that makes the city feel like no city in the western hemisphere.

Nightsky · #84 Posted **Mar 27, 2014, 10:58 PM**

SKYLINE VIEWS FROM JUMEIRAH ROAD:

Financial skyline seen from Jumeirah

Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.

JUMEIRAH ROAD AT NIGHT:

Mercato Mall is a shopping mall along the North part of Jumeirah Road, that is inspired by historic Italian Renaissance cities like Rome and Venice.

Mercato Mall's Italian inspired facade and Burj Khalifa.

Mercato Mall

http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Dubai_Jumeirah.html

Nightsky · #85 Posted **Apr 2, 2014, 3:41 PM**

BUSINESS BAY:

Business Bay is the brand new area, still under construction in the desert (2014), that borders the New Downtown and Burj Khalifa to the South. The Dubai Creek has been artificially extended into the Business Bay area. The most dominant building is the brand new JW Marriott, that now also is the world's tallest hotel. Most skyscrapers are just a few years old, and you could still see the desert sand during our visit, clearly visible from Burj Khalifa.
We only saw Business Bay from afar, the buildings are impressive, though some of them are among the more tacky in Dubai, but I think several years will remain before this will be an attractive area to visit.

JW Marriott Marquis in Business Bay is currently (2014) the world's tallest hotel! It consist of two identical postmodern skyscrapers, 355m to the spire and 77 floors each, and was completed in 2013.

A skyscraper that was on fire during construction and Rose Tower (left)

Business Bay from Burj Khalifa:

JW Marriott Marquis - the world's tallest hotel, built 2013. Burj Al Arab, the former world's tallest hotel is in the far background at the sea.

Business Bay skyline. You can still see the desert sand.

The extention of Dubai Creek, that now flows from the old town to Business Bay. To the far left is U-Bora Towers. The small white tower with holes in is the so called "Cheese Tower", O14.

http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Dubai_Businessbay.html

Nightsky · #86 Posted **Apr 7, 2014, 8:35 AM**

MORE OF DUBAI MARINA:

You can red more about it on the link below:

http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Dubai_Marina.html

Marriott Harbour Hotel from 2006 is one of the oldest skyscrapers. It is "only" 254m tall. On the top there is a rooftop restaurant that we visited during sunset.

Cayan Tower was completed in 2013 with a designed inspired by Turning Torso in Malmö. However, Cayan Tower is taller then the original, 307m and 73 floors.

You can watch tons of pics from Dubai Marina on the link below:

http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Dubai_Marina.html

Nightsky · #87 Posted **Apr 7, 2014, 8:36 AM**

Marina Mall

Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum and Sheikh Kalifa on top of two skyscrapers

Jumeirah Beach Residences consist of several similar looking yellow towers, located between the Marina and Jumeirah Beach.

http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Dubai_Marina.html

Nightsky · #88 Posted **Apr 15, 2014, 2:05 PM**

MORE OF NEW DOWNTOWN:

Burj Khalifa

Dubai Mall

http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Dubai_Newdowntown.html

Nightsky · #89 Posted **May 11, 2014, 2:04 PM**