Dubai Marina Dubai Marina is a brand new neighbourhood in the South part of Dubai, parallel to Sheikh Zayed Road. It was just a desert some years ago, but now there are 3 lakes, some of Dubai's tallest and most outstanding skyscrapers -home to the 4 tallest residential buildings in the world, old tour boats and modern private yachts, de luxe hotels, tall luxorious residences, fancy restaurants, beach promenades, shopping malls and a part of the southernmost part of Jumeirah Beach is parallel to Dubai Marina. Here you can take a boat on the lake or walk on the pedestrian friendly Marian Promenade. It is home to one of the largest concentration of rich westerners in Dubai, most skyscrapers are hotels and residential buildings, and designed in a postmodern or futuristic style. You can find the supertall Princess Tower with its circular crown as well as the twisted and new Cayan Tower here. Many of the are about as tall, or taller then Empire State Building but it won't make that impact since they are situated very close to each other! It is also impressive to know that most of these building were built between 2012 and 2013, 10 years ago it was only desert! In Marriott Harbour Hotel and Grosvenor House you can find rooftop restaurants and bars. Marina Beach, the southernmost part of Jumeirah Beach is situated right next to the Dubai Marina, and there are two fancy walks with de luxe stores; The Walk and The Beachwalk. There is also a large mall, Marina Mall. |
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| The skyline of Dubai Marina, seen from Marina Promenade, the tallest block in the world, also home to the 4 tallest residential buildings in the world! The building to the left is Cayan Tower by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, that resembles Turning Torso in Malmö, and has surpassed it as the world's most twisted buildng. To the right of it you find the Marriott Harbour Hotel where we had diner at sunset on the top. Princess Tower is Dubai's second tallest building after Burj Khalifa (414m, 101 floors) and the world's tallest residential building! It is the building with the silver crown and spire. The Torch (337m is to the immediate right of it). The white building with the spire to the far right is 23 Marina, the world's second tallest residential building 2014 (393m, 89 floors, 3rd tallest in Dubai during our visit in 2014) and Elite Residence, the beige building in the middle is the fourth tallest building (381m) in Dubai and the world's 3rd tallest residential building. The tall one under construction (with cranes on top) is Dream Dubai Marina, that will be Dubai's second tallest upon completion in 2014 (432m, 101 floors). |
| DUBAI MARINA FROM SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD: |
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| Dubai Marina | Dubai Marina | The Address Hotel, Radisson, Marina Mall |
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| DUBAI MARINA FROM MARINA PROMENADE: |
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| Dubai Marina | Dubai Marina | Dubai Marina |
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| 23 Marina to the right with 89 floors | Dubai Marina | Dubai Marina |
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| Dubai Marina | Dubai Marina | Dubai Marina |
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| Glass, towers and islamic architecture | Mosque under construction |
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| Lookintg towards Jumeirah Lakes Towers | Grosvenor House |
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| Jumeirah Beach Residences | Sheikh Mohammed's face on a skyscraper | Parachute glider |
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| Grosvenor House, Cayan Tower...many exciting shapes! |
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| Circular lowrise |
Jumeirah Lakes Towers, on the other side of the highway |
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| The Address Marina Hotel |
The Address Marina Hotel | Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum and Sheikh Kalifa on top of two skyscrapers |
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| Marina Mall |
Marina Mall. Waitrose is a common supermarket chain in Dubai. | Marina Mall has about 50 stores. |
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| Almas Tower is situated in Jumeirah Lakes Towers opposite Dubai Marina |
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| Silverene Towers |
Silverene Towers has a ground floor restaurant, like many other scrapers. |
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| The Address Marina Hotel | Jumeirah Lakes Towers |
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| Al Gharbi Street |
Al Gharbi Street; Jumeirah Beach Residences | Al Gharbi Street |
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| Silverene Towers |
Al Gharbi Street | Al Gharbi Street; This traffic light took forever to change! |
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| Starbucks, Al Gharbi Street |
Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Residences | Jumeirah Beach Residences |
| THE WALK: |
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| Jumeirah Beach Residences |
Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Residences | Jumeirah Beach Residences and Al Fattan Towers |
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MARINA BEACH (South part of Jumeirah Beach): |
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There is a small airport for propeller planes on the crescent of Palm Island |
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| Marina Beach |
Marina Beach | Jumeirah Beach Residences and Marina Beach |
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| The skyline of Dubai Marina, seen from Marina Beach: Elite Reseidence, Princess Tower, Dream Dubai Marina (u/c), Torch, Cayan Tower, Grosvenor House...In the front Marriott Hotel and Habtor Grand Hotel. The red flag is a spot for beach guards. |
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| VIEW FROM JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD - THE BRIDGE ABOVE THE LAKES: |
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| AROUND SUNSET (around 5-6 PM wintertime): |
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| Marina Beach |
Marina Beach | Jumeirah Beach Residences and Marina Beach |
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| Princess Tower, crown |
Marina Beach | Almas Tower |
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| Marriott, Cayan Tower, moon |
Cayan Tower, moo | Heading for the rooftop restaurant of Marriott Harbour Hotel |
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| Le Meridien Mina Seyahi and The Westin, two luxury hotels at Jumeirah Beach |
Marriott and Princess Tower | The tallest skyscrapers seen from Al Marsa Street |
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| The tallest skyscrapers seen from below from Al Marsa Street. Manhattan style! |
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| This street resembles Manhattan. |
| The building with the crane is Dream Dubai Marina, that will be Dubai's second tallest upon completion in 2014 (432m, 101 floors) |
Cayan Tower was completed in 2013 with a designed inspired by Turning Torso in Malmö. However, Cayan Tower is taller then the original, 307m and 73 floors.
