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Abu Dhabi is home to some beautiful, otherworldly feats of artistry and engineering you can visit and admire in person. Here are a few remarkable architectural sites you should see on your next visit:
Capital Gate
The Capital Gate, colloquially known as the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, impresses in more ways than one. Not only is it one of the tallest buildings in the city, but it also twists and bends in a way that seems to defy the laws of physics.
Aldar Headquarters Building
Some people can’t believe their eyes when they first see this 23-floor building shaped like a quarter. This is the first large circular building erected in the Middle East, and though it’s a working business office, it offers tours for visitors interested in exploring its unique structure.
Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque
This mosque’s opulent white marble exterior gives it an impressive figure as it looks down at its many visitors. Other striking features include the floral pattern in its courtyard tiles, the golden sculpted leaves in its columns, and illuminated colored flowers in its main prayer hall.
Qasr Al Watan
Abu Dhabi’s presidential palace was recently named one of the 20 greatest landmarks of modern culture and art in the world. Similar to the Sheik Zayed Mosque, it combines elegant, bright materials such as granite and limestone with Middle Eastern architectural techniques to create a local tourist-friendly treasure.
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