Four-star Dubai hotels are stunning experiences in old-world hospitality in the heart of an utterly contemporary city. Dubai is one of the global hotspots, attracting movie stars and entrepreneurs from all over the world. The energy here is fascinating and contagious, with old markets and new shopping malls, and everything seems to be a recent invention. There are many recent inventions, in this, one of the most populated cities in the Arab world. Artists and intellectuals come here to re-invent themselves, and celebrities here come to hide from the definitions the world is creating for them. The food and the culture are gorgeous, and the architecture is simply dazzling.
Locals and international visitors alike are caught by the range and imagination of architectural styles in Dubai. First caught up by the visually delightful and seemingly impossible Dancing Towers, Zaha Hadid’s multi-use towers are extremely useful eye candy. Now known as the Signature Towers, they serve as home to some of Dubai’s financial most influential financial organizations. Likewise a stunning monument, the Burj Al Arab, or Tower of the Arabs, is meant to resemble a sail billowing in the wind.
These unique architectural experiments are not unique to Dubai. What was a city less than one-tenth its present size just thirty years ago, Dubai has built itself up into something that is fascinating to behold. As some journalists and cultural critics note, Dubai, the city, is able to construct itself and simultaneously define itself. There are no controls over the growth here, because the city is literally in the middle of the desert. There are no historical associations here, either, because human history has left very few footprints. As a result, the architects and builders are free to move in whatever directions the culture might dictate. So there are tremendously exciting works in progress, and interesting projects such as the Rek Jebel Al Jais Mountain Resort, which promise a unique opportunity for architects, and visually stunning new edifices for a new world.
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