If you have not heard about the Dubai financial crisis yet, then you better start reading an equally-as-screwed newspaper. Dubai has suffered greatly from the global economic problems of today, and now it seems that Abu Dhabi might be the one to step in and help the city seemingly built on fantasy.
Check out all of the wondrous UAE (a person from the UAE is called an Emirati… cue The More You Know music) innovations which were initiated before the Dubai financial crisis.
67 Emirati Endeavors
Amazing Innovations from Before the Dubai Financial Crisis:
Brian G Randles — Nov 29, 2009 — Art & Design
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Luxury Underwater Hotel in Dubai
Hydropolis to Open This Month
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Man Made Islands
Dubai's Palm Jumeirah Nears Completion
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7 Star Dubai Hotel
Luxury Living In A Funnel
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Wheel Shaped Hotel
Dubai Promenade
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Dubai Sky Photos
View From 85th Floor of Burj Dubai
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The Dancing Towers
Dubai Business Bay Development
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Rotating Tower in Dubai
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Dubai's Next Man Made Island
The Universe
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Dubai Builds Fashion Island
Isla Moda
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Cube Architecture
Dubai Sports City
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Dancing Dubaichitecture
Self-Powered Dynamic Eco-Architecture
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All Wonders of the World in Dubai
Pyramid, Taj Mahal and More in Falcon City of Wonders
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$25,000 Hotel Rooms
Atlantis The Palm Hotel in Dubai
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40 Examples of Iranovation and Dubaichitecture
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The Future of Dubai
Nakheel Shows What's Next
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Mega Star Developments
Tiger Woods Dubai Golf Course + $64 Billion Development
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5 Acre Dubai Real Estate Sign
World's Biggest Ad
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White Hot Luxury Convertible
Maybach Landaulet to Debut in Dubai
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Skyscraper Greenhouses
Futuristic Farming in Dubai's Seawater Vertical Tower
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Ski Dubai: Indoor Ski Dome in the Desert
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Dubai Again At Forefront of Lavish Design
The Wave Tower
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Iceberg Architecture
Dubai's 'Blue Crystal' World Blends Sustainability and High Class
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Celebrity Architects
Pamela Anderson's Eco-Friendly Dubai Hotel
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50 Story Water Fountains
Dubai To Blow Water into the Desert Air
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Flaked Light Architecture
Hongbo Lu Proposes Flying Color Building for Dubai
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$35 Million Parties
Kylie Minogue Gets $4.4 at Dubai Soiree
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Over-the-Top Opening Parties
The Atlantis Hotel in Dubai (UPDATE)
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Giant Exhaust Fan Architecture
The Anara Tower in Dubai
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Luxury Hotel Boom
6 Sumptuous Dubai Resorts
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Color Pop Portraits
Corno's Dubai Exhibit is Filled With Dazzling Faces With Big Lips
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$4.5 Billion Airport Additions
Dubai's Emirates Terminal 3 is World's Largest
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$25 Million Mega-Parties
Dubai Soiree Will Be Viewable from Space
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Kids Fashion Week
Dubai Puts Children on the Catwalk
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Staged Catwalk Spills
Preemptive Falling Models at Dubai Fashion Week
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Champagne Inspired Buildings
The Bubble Windows of Dubai's Pixel Tower
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Jewellery School
Gems & Jewellery Academy in Dubai
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Dubai Sports City
Yet Another Dubai Development Masterpiece
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Dreamworks Joins Dubailand
World's First Dreamworks Theme Park
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Monstrous Man Statues
Arabic Storyteller of Giant Proportions in Dubai by VisionDivision
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Architecture-Inspired Phones
The SBNP-N90 Looks like the Burj Al Arab in Dubai
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$2.72 Million Camels
Dubai Prince Splurges on a Dry Hump
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Death Star Super-Structures
The James Law Technosphere Mimics Earth in Dubai
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$7.64 Billion Transit Systems
The Dubai Luxury Metro System Redefines City Travel
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Earth Hour 2009 Victories
Dubai Saves 200k kilowatts of Electricity
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Solar-Powered Hotel
Grand Hyatt Dubai
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Lacy Bazaarchitecture
Rak Jebel Al Jais Resort is Wedged Into the Dubai Mountains
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A Woman's View On Auto Shows
My Experience at the Dubai Motor Show
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Green Hollywood Architects
Brad Pitt Designs Eco Hotel in Dubai
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Hybrid Taxis in Dubai
Chevrolet Tahoe and Malibu Cabs
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14 Hour & 40 Min Ad
Emirates Airlines Non-Stop Info From Dubai to Sao Paulo
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Ghostly Global Wonderlands
Dubai Festival City Announces Plans for Casper Theme Park
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Dubai and Sydney the Next Milan and Paris
Top 15 Fashion Cities (Research)
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Billion Dollar Robotic Jurassic Park
Restless Planet in Dubai
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Multi-Cultural Projects in Dubai
Museum of Middle East Modern Art
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Refrigerated Beaches
Palazzo Versace in Dubai Will Cool Beachgoers, Irritate Environmentalists
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Women-Only Skyscrapers
Eve's Tower in Dubai
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Living Inside an iPod
The Shuffle Tower in Dubai
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Wireless Mesh Phone Networks for Skyscrapers
Burj Dubai Gets Firetide Mesh
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Dubai Shopping Festival 2008
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Eiffel-Inspired Towers
The Ekological Small Building is a Housing High-Rise in Dubai
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516 Meter Highrises
The Pentominium Dubai to be the Apex in Luxury Living
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15 Foot Books
Burj Dubai Hotel Hosts Giant Logbook
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Future Dubai Cybertecture
Du Tower
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World's Longest Arch Bridge
667 Meter Bridge in Dubai
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Turning Oil into Entertainment
Dubai's Chic Sheikh
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Dubai Cares
Educate 1 Million Children
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