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.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonAn 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.
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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 East. Photo: Presentation center on Saadiyat Island.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonThe 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.
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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.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonFrank 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.
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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.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonThe 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.
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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.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonThis 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.
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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.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonArchitect Zaha Hadid designed the Performing Arts Center.
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Architect Zaha Hadid designed the Performing Arts Center.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonIn 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.
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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.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonA huge marina will be built on the island with room for 1,000 ships. Photo: Model of buildings on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.
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A huge marina will be built on the island with room for 1,000 ships. Photo: Model of buildings on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.
© RIA Novosti . Irina GordonCurrently Saadiyat Island is just a big construction site.
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Currently Saadiyat Island is just a big construction site.