Paradise planned: island off Abu Dhabi to have Louvre, Guggenheim
Paradise planned: island off Abu Dhabi to have Louvre, Guggenheim
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An entire museum city will be built on Saadiyat Island, 500 meters off the coast of Abu Dhabi, by 2018. It will be the biggest cultural center in the Middle... 22.04.2011, Sputnik International
An entire museum city will be built on Saadiyat Island, 500 meters off the coast of Abu Dhabi, by 2018. It will be the biggest cultural center in the Middle East.
An entire museum city will be built on Saadiyat Island, 500 meters off the coast of Abu Dhabi, by 2018. It will be the biggest cultural center in the Middle East.
An entire museum city will be built on Saadiyat Island, 500 meters off the coast of Abu Dhabi, by 2018. It will be the biggest cultural center in the Middle East. Photo: Presentation center on Saadiyat Island.
The island will feature its very own Louvre and Guggenheim, in addition to the Performing Arts Center and the National Museum of Sheikh Zayed. Photo: Model of the museum complex on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.
Frank Gehry, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and designer of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, designed the Guggenheim to be built on Saadiyat Island, which will be the biggest of the five Guggenheim museums in the world. Photo: Model of the Guggenheim Museum.
The unusual surface of the huge white dome that will sit atop the future Louvre in Abu Dhabi will allow light to penetrate the museum’s interior. French architect Jean Nouvel designed the museum. Photo: Model of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi.
This model of the National Museum of Sheikh Zayed, devoted to the country’s history and culture, was designed by Norman Foster’s London-based architecture firm.
In addition to the massive museum complex on Saadiyat Island (which means “happiness” in Arabic), there will be six mixed-use urban districts. Photo: Model of buildings on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.
Currently Saadiyat Island is just a big construction site.
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