Abu Dhabi exchanges petrodollars for museums

by time news

The capital of the United Arab Emirates projects an ambitious Cultural District on the Island of Saadiyat (‘happiness’)

In just 27 kilometers it will bring together buildings designed by prestigious architects such as Jan Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Norman Foster or Zaha Hadid

An aspect of the Saadiyat Island project ABC

Julio Bravo

Tellingly, the island on which the authorities of Abu Dhabi they are building what they have baptized as the Cultural District is the island of Saadiyat, which in Arabic means ‘happiness’. In just 27 square kilometers -approximately twice the surface of…

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