Yas Island, a man-made island in the oustkirts of Abu Dhabi that has become a popular holiday destination. The curvy white structure is the Marina Hotel. This is where you find the famous race track, built around the complex. The cars are driving right under the hotel. You can also see some yachts, the marina is not visible from this angle though. This is also where you find the famous indoor theme park Ferrari World.

Hyatt Capital Gate is the world's most leaning tower (even more then the one in Pisa!). This deconstructivist mixed use skyscraper, built at the Abu Dhabi Natioal Exhibition Center, was built in 2010 and is 160m tall. It has a diagrid design, diagonal triangular structures.

Capital Gate is situated in the Southeastern outskirts just next to the race track on Yas Island.

Capital Gate, the leaning tower of Abu Dhabi, seen from the highway

Sheikh Zayed Mosque, UAE:s largest mosque and a big tourist attraction, is one of the first structures we saw shen arriving from Dubai. Visit its own page here.

Aldar HQ Bldg, the "Coin building", was completed in 2010. With its circular, flat shape this glass office building resembles a coin. It is 110m tall. It is the first circular building in the Middle East and has been voted "best futuristic design".

The coin building and an apartment building

New apartment blocks in the desert highway in the outskirts

Miraj Center. This green glass building houses a Hilton hotel and Miraj Center, an arts and design center, museum that our Indian guide insisted us to visit.

The salesmen in Miraj Center tried to seel really expensive art to us.

The roads are perfect, almost utopian, in the area where many of the Royal complexes and embassies are situated, close to downtown. This is Bainunah St.

The coin building and an apartment building

New apartment blocks in the desert highway in the outskirts