The Corniche:
The Corniche is flanked by high rises, residential and offices. It is quite opposite to the sea-face in Mumbai where regulation does not permit buildings flanking the sea to be higher than around 5-6 storeys. But the ones behind can rise above still. Marine drive even has a regulation for the type and size of trees. So I wonder what was the motivation behind these high rises flanking the sea.
More pics of buildings on the corniche are
here.
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| These high rises are also really densely packed with hardly gaps of 5-10 meters between them. This is only an Abu Dhabi specialty, I hope. |
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| One thing I like here is that the buildings have their own Islamic character seen through certain elements. You really feel like you're in an Arab city! Abu Dhabi started making high rises way before the idea of a chic, sleek, glazed high rise norm was born. So they ended up creating their own style. | |
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