As part of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Federation's Opening the Doors hosted a screening of Ken Burns' "The Address" with guest speaker Stewart Miller.

Location: Downtown Dubai

Photo: Björn Myreze

I took this photograph in the after noon of February the 18th 2011, while I was vacationing with my wife in Dubai. I stayed at the Ramada Downtown hotel, a stone through from Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, and Bahar Souk.

"Not only is Burj Khalifa the world’s tallest building, it has also broken two other impressive records: tallest structure, previously held by the KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard, North Dakota, and tallest free-standing structure, previously held by Toronto’s CN Tower. The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has established 3 criteria to determine what makes a tall building tall. Burj Khalifa wins by far in all three categories."

www.burjkhalifa.ae

As part of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Federation's Opening the Doors hosted a screening of Ken Burns' "The Address" with guest speaker Stewart Miller.

Part of the hotel's lobby.

I do have a vertical version of this shot, but I prefer this one which allows your imagination to drift upwards...

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9:45 Studio

Addressing Pollution: Step Zero?

Leslie Johnston, Chief Executive Officer, Laudes Foundation, Switzerland;

Stefan Klebert, Chief Executive Officer, GEA, Germany;

Speaking in theAddressing Pollution: Step Zero?session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2024. New York, USA.

24 September 2024. World Economic Forum Office New York, .

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As part of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Federation's Opening the Doors hosted a screening of Ken Burns' "The Address" with guest speaker Stewart Miller.

A city built on sand.

SKYVIEW - Burj Khalifa, The Address, Dubai Mall in one Picture, Dubai Business Bay, Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia

Dubai Marina as the last of the twilight fades away.

View on Black

This particular shot started out as something quite different than what you see here. It was taken in what Emaar calls “the old town”, the area around Burj Dubai (for those of you not living in this neck of the woods, that’s the tallest building in the world). Of course, there’s nothing old about this area, all of it being built in the last 3-4 years. I had this idea of trying somehow to show that by taking a very wide panorama and including in it some of the “older” looking buildings as well as the tall skyscrapers popping up everywhere.

Unfortunately a combination of cranky security guards and construction fences made me choose a poor angle for the shot and the images ended up not really aligning very well. So I ended up using just one of the several shots that were intended for the final panorama. By the way what is it with Emaar Properties, security guards and the obsession of not letting you take pictures as soon as your camera looks a little bit more “professional”?!

One more thing… Until Etisalat decides to make good on its “maximum 14 days for Internet installation!” that their customer service likes to tell you when you call 101, I will mention this on every single blog post! It has now been 17 days since I subscribed and no connection in sight! Will they block my site for saying this?!

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The stairs lead down from the lobby main entrance level down to the garden with the pool.

Welcome to the "The Old Town, The Palace" hotel in Dubai!

Awfull name for an building but this must be the most beautiful building on the planet.

As part of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Federation's Opening the Doors hosted a screening of Ken Burns' "The Address" with guest speaker Stewart Miller.

Part of the hotel's lobby.

Garden view from the Address Downtown Burj Dubai. Landscaping at its best.

A night shot of the Address Hotel in Dubai.

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[These photos were from the Lake Bridge labelled in the wikimapia aerial.]

Well, I normally say that photographs of architecture disinformation-dramatised by sunset belong in the rubbish bin.

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AirPano Best of Dubai link. Allow loading time:

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Last photo in this Set.

There are more of my photos of Dubai in these Sets:

4 - Dubai briefly 2010:

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Travels 2 Snippets:

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There will be Nine Sets in this 2012 travel series.

The next Set is Alpes-Maritimes - 2012:

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peteshep Sets:

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Downtown Dubai shortly before sunrise.

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During PBS’ KEN BURNS’S THE ADDRESS session at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena CA on Monday, January 20, 2014, filmmaker Ken Burns and PBS’ chief programming officer Beth Hoppe discuss the project in which students from the Greenwood School memorize, practice and recite the Gettysburg Address, and preview Ken’s upcoming films.

(Premieres Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET)

All photos in this set should be credited to Rahoul Ghose/PBS

The entrance to the hotel's Thai restaurant Thiptara.

As part of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Federation's Opening the Doors hosted a screening of Ken Burns' "The Address" with guest speaker Stewart Miller.

A view of the 5 stars Address hotel in Downtown Dubai overlooking Souk Al-Bahar, the Arabesque shopping mall and entertainment destination located in the heart of the prestigious Downtown Dubai, on the Old Town Island. The hotel has the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa and the stunning Dubai Fountain on its doorstep and is flanked by The Dubai Mall, the world's largest shopping and entertainment centre.

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this is the entrance to one of the hotel's restaurants.

9:45 Studio

Addressing Pollution: Step Zero?

Leslie Johnston, Chief Executive Officer, Laudes Foundation, Switzerland;

Stefan Klebert, Chief Executive Officer, GEA, Germany;

Speaking in theAddressing Pollution: Step Zero?session at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2024. New York, USA.

24 September 2024. World Economic Forum Office New York, .

Copyright: World Economic Forum

The entrance to "The Old Town, The Palace" at night.

I placed my Nikon D90 on a flat surface to automatically shoot the breathtaking view, as I stood there watching the wonderfully graceful sways of the fountains beneath Burj Khalifa as the sensational sounds of the Arabian oud plays Oum Kalthoum's "Enta Omry." (26 April 2011 - 6:32 PM)

As part of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, Federation's Opening the Doors hosted a screening of Ken Burns' "The Address" with guest speaker Stewart Miller.

Part of the hotel's lobby.

a bar near the lobby and reception.

Another beautifully lit building as the sun went down from our balcony in Bangkok

"The Address" Hotel opposite of Burj Khalifa.

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