Dubai
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Cityscape
Dubai skyline.
Architecture
See also: List of tallest buildings in Dubai and Developments in Dubai
Dubai has a rich collection of buildings and structures of
various
architectural
styles.
Many
modern
interpretations of Islamic architecture can be found here,
due to a boom in construction and architectural
innovation in the Arab World in general, and in Dubai in
particular, supported not only by top Arab or
international architectural and engineering design firms
such as Al Hashemi and Aedas, but also by top firms of
New York and Chicago.[37] As a result of this boom,
modern Islamic – and world – architecture has literally
been taken to new levels in skyscraper building design
and technology. Dubai now boasts more completed or
topped-out skyscrapers higher than 2/3 km, 1/3 km, or
1/4 km than any other city. A culmination