Dubai (Skyscrapers & Skyline)
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Rich from oil, shipping, and banking revenues, the city of Dubai has entered the 21st century as a Middle Eastern boomtown. Tourism and real estate development are now major sectors of Dubai’s economy. Although development has slowed in the wake of the global financial crisis, at one time the city was estimated to have up to a quarter of the entire world’s construction cranes.
Dubai is now a vertical metropolis filled with impressive modern skyscrapers, including the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which opened in 2010.
The ubiquity of construction cranes across the skyline has led some to give them an affectionate nickname: the “birds of Dubai.”
Peter White is an English smooth jazz guitarist who played with several artists, including a 20-year span as accompanist and writer for Al Stewart, before launching a solo career in 1990. With several Top 10 jazz albums under his belt, White is a frequent winner of the National Smooth Jazz Award for Best Guitarist.
Links
Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Official Portal of Dubai Government
Wikipedia article: Dubai
Peter White Official Site