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‘Most beautiful building on Earth’ opens in Dubai
Dubai opened its Museum of the Future on Feb. 22, a spectacular structure it is touting as the world's most beautiful building.
The museum, a seven-storey hollow silver ellipse decorated with Arabic calligraphy of quotes from Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, and thousands of meters of LED lights, takes pride of place on Sheikh Zayed Road, the city's main highway.
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Acropolis among top 29 photographed sites on Instagram (photos)
Acropolis is among the most photographed sites in the world on instagram, as Buzzfeed reports.
Here is the complete list:
29. Sagrada Família, Barcelona
Apple’s new store in Dubai (photos-video)
Apple officially celebrated the opening of its new flagship retail location at the Dubai Mall. The tech giant has offered up some video and imagery from the grand opening…
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Dubai starts building the tallest tower in the world
Dubai said on Monday that it had started building what would be the world’s tallest tower, another record for the city that is already home to the highest skyscraper – the Burj Khalifa.The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour – a joint venture between Emaar Properties and Dubai Holding, the investment vehicle of the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum – will be completed in 2020, Dub
French 'Spiderman' scales Paris skyscraper
Security services looked on helplessly on March 21 as France's "Spiderman" Alain Robert, who holds a world record for urban climbing, scaled the Total skyscraper in Paris' La Defense business district.
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Dubai property giant Emaar profit up 31 percent in Q3
Dubai-based real estate developer Emaar Properties on Sunday reported a 31-percent rise in net profits during the third quarter of 2015.
Emaar - best known for building the world's highest tower, the Burj Khalifa - said it had recorded net profit of $230 million between July and September 2015, compared to $176 million during the same period last year.
Top ten “selfie” spots across the globe
A “selfie” is now a very commonly used word.
A stick recently circulated where a user can place a smartphone in order to take better selfies…
According, however, to Attractiontix.co.uk, attractions across the world have their own “selfie” statistics.
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