Tuesday, November 25, 2008

THE RICHEST CITY IN THE WORLD

You’re wrong…, it’s not Dubai.”

I chanced upon this article from CNN a month ago and was excited to share it with you. Why? Because I could not believe that I am actually here, living in it, the richest city in the world. Oh yeah, I thought too it was Dubai, but it’s actually Abu Dhabi the capital of United Arab Emirates. Here, where I’ve been working for a couple of years now and where the Emirates Palace, the most expensive hotel in the world was built. And contrary to some stories, that you have to pay to be able to gawk the luxurious edifice, it is totally untrue. Fact is, I got to gawk several times not only its gold plated doorknobs and walls but also expensive Picasso art pieces during one of its public exhibits. 

To find out why Abu Dhabi is right now on the pedestal, read the article here: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402357/index.htm

So, you know why this conservative city is on tops?

I’d rather not repeat and discuss what Barney had to say about this city ‘cause what I’d like to show are the projects that will soon be built here. From what I see, it could somehow rival Dubai’s stunningly outrageous skyscrapers and construction projects. Moreover, some of these will eventually put the capital in the world’s top tourist destination, being found only here than anywhere else in the globe. 

Folks here now is the future of Abu Dhabi… and I haven’t listed them all..., yet.

Tameer Towers
The Strata Tower
The Fairmont Hotel
Diamond Ring Hotel
Etihad Towers
Abu Dhabi World Trade Center
Ferrari Theme Park
And these are my favorites...
The Louvre Abu Dhabi
Guggenheim Museum Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Center

Awesome eh?!!!

Pictures are copyrighted by their respective owners and used for the sole purpose of promoting Abu Dhabi as a new haven for tourists. - Author

2 comments:

Randy P. Valiente said...

wow! parang mga alien buildings! nasa middle east ang future :D

...Michael Turda said...

Para ngang space city straight out of a sci-fi movie. Grabe ngayon ang contruction dito, binabaligtad ang buong Abu Dhabi.