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Emirates Palace Hotel Dome
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mmmm symmetry
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A little closer
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That's gold
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Seriously, not gold leaf
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A lot of gold
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Scale model of planned Guggenheim
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I'm the one in the black tshirt
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The dhow fishermen preparing nets
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Fishing pots
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Dhows
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More dhows
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Dhow life
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Humble living before extravagant buildings
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The life aquatic
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Arches and minarets
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Not gold, but pretty inlay
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The central square
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Minaret
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The side entrance
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The domes
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The antechamber (note the small chandelier)
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The first time that patterns like this have been laid into the crystal.
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I love the way the pattern on the floor flows into and up the wall
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The biggest chandelier ever
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Swarovski crystals
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It's enormous
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To provide some scale
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The names of Allah
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Detail on the rear wall