DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: TERMINAL 3

Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport was completed in October, 2008. The original airport handles 40 million passengers a year. The new Terminal 3 will add an additional 20 million passengers a year.
Dubai is the largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The airport is already the 20th busiest airport in the world and 11th in cargo shipping. That is expected to grow with the addition of Terminal 3 and the planned Terminal 4. The architecture of the building echoes the body of an airplane with sweeping wing like galleries, some of which mimic the engines of large passenger planes. Stunningly beautiful, the interior of the terminal is both ornate and grand in design.

Opulence is everywhere from the restaurants, shopping arcades and overnight rooms. There are hints of grandeur from lost empires with the columns and wide open spaces.

ANARA TOWER, DUBAI

The Anara Tower is just the lastest
architectural marvel planned to grace
the skyline of Dubai city.
Dubai is one of the seven emirates that
make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

At 125 floors, it will be one of the tallest
buildings in the world. It will stand
approximately 2,150 feet high (700 meters),
house 300 aprtment/penthouses, a 250 room
luxury hotel and contain a retail section with
high end shops.

Alas, the turbine like top of the tower
is only ornamental. It does not spin.

The glass like capsule in the centre
will be a classy restaurant.

The tower wil maximize water and energy
efficiency and plans include renewable
sources of energy.