Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
British queen unveils museum project in Abu Dhabi
11-26-2010, 01:37 PM
Post: #1
British queen unveils museum project in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II officially unveiled British-designed plans Thursday for a new national museum in the United Arab Emirates that includes towering ”steel features.”

The ceremony in Abu Dhabi on Thursday came near the end of her first visit in more than 30 years to the UAE, which was a British protectorate before achieving statehood in 1971.

The plans for the new Sheik Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island off Abu Dhabi are dominated by five feather-shaped structures _ the highest more than 410 feet (125 meters) _ fanning out from the top of the museum.

The project is designed by renowned British architect Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners, which will join other iconic landmarks in Abu Dhabi including a wheel-shaped building and another with more than four times the slant of Italy’s leaning tower of Pisa.

The new national museum will be part of a cultural complex that will include branches of the Guggenheim and Louvre museums.

The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, arrived Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. They are scheduled to travel to Oman later Thursday
Visit this user's website Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  FBR Unveils Simplified Tax Scheme to Expand Retail Sector Taxation LRE-Azan 0 111 01-25-2024 03:30 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  CDA Unveils Blueprint for Model Village Project in Islamabad Capital Territory LRE-Azan 0 133 01-17-2024 06:13 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  Finance Minister Unveils Export-Import Bank (EXIM) in Islamabad LRE-Azan 0 156 12-22-2023 06:36 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  Punjab Chief Minister Unveils Development Initiatives for Gujranwala LRE-Azan 0 158 12-13-2023 01:57 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  DHA Gujranwala Unveils Exciting Developments for Commercial Zone-3 and Executive Bloc LRE-Azan 0 207 12-11-2023 04:25 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  DHA Gujranwala Unveils a Step-by-Step Guide for Sector C & G Possession LRE-Azan 0 177 11-23-2023 06:14 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  FBR Unveils New Strategy for Taxpayer Registration in Remote Areas LRE-Azan 0 251 10-11-2023 07:14 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  Pakistan unveils new visa policy to attract foreign investors LRE-Azan 0 324 09-11-2023 01:16 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  Malik Riaz, Abu Dhabi Group to invest $ 35B Salman 0 4,787 02-18-2013 06:53 PM
Last Post: Salman
  CDA unveils Rs28 billion budget today Salman 0 3,261 06-29-2012 07:38 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Abu Dhabi group enters in mobile financial services Salman 0 4,399 02-11-2012 12:36 PM
Last Post: Salman
  City govt unveils budget for 2011-2012 Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,499 06-30-2011 01:53 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  'Bank Alfalah, Abu Dhabi Group to stay in Pakistan Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,392 05-16-2011 11:33 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  'No plan to sell or merge Bank Alfalah': Abu Dhabi Group names new management team Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,386 01-10-2011 03:30 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  British students find Pakistanis peaceful Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,640 10-26-2010 02:41 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  british policy about Muslims (Qazi Hussain Ahmad) LRE 0 3,639 10-21-2010 11:44 PM
Last Post: LRE
  Saudi Prince in British Court: Gets 20 Years Imprisonment! LRE 0 3,569 10-21-2010 09:51 AM
Last Post: LRE
  British PM asked to provide special security for Altaf Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,447 10-05-2010 01:40 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  British Muslims being fleeced in the name of Pakistan floods Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,173 08-28-2010 12:28 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Shahid Malik slams British PM remarks on Pakistan Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,594 07-29-2010 01:23 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)