Burj Khalifa, Dubai, 2009 They are building tall there, under the sky's furnace.
To me the UAE were...
... over the top · painfully pretentious · 50°C · palms in the making · a lack of sidewalks · bling bling flashy · overrated · ever taller architecture · just a stopover.
What's it gonna be to you?
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superlatives chased at every corner
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Atlantis the Palm, Dubai, 2009
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diverging gustoes or objective concern?
...the former fishing village wears but future on its amber desert-skin. But ever taller comes at a price beyond dollar bills...
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