① Abu Dhabi, known as Mansour’s hometown
Abu Dhabi is the capital and largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates. It is virtually the only oil-producing emirate and is famous as the hometown of oil tycoon Mansour. Known as the city of oil money, the hometown of Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Vice President of the UAE, is a travel destination where you can enjoy the epitome of luxury.
You can visit the 7-star ‘Emirates Palace Hotel’ in Abu Dhabi. The hotel is the most expensive in the UAE, with the cheapest room rates reaching about $850. The price for a royal suite is approximately $23,000 per night.
The hotel’s site is approximately 210 acres, the size of 28 football fields. The vast hotel is entirely covered in gold. The Emirates Palace Hotel began construction as a palace but changed its purpose to a hotel during construction.
The hotel’s construction cost alone was about $2.6 billion, making it a representative landmark of Abu Dhabi. The interior of the hotel is decorated with 18K gold and marble. This gold leaf is replaced with a new gold leaf every 4-5 years. The cost of maintaining the gold leaf alone is about $1.4 million. The hotel’s props are also staggering. There are 1,000 chandeliers made of Swarovski crystal decorations, and you can see luxury brand Rolex watches everywhere.
The Emirates Palace Hotel is particularly famous for its gold coffee. Even if you don’t stay at the hotel, you can visit the ‘Palace Cappuccino Le Cafe’ inside the hotel and enjoy coffee. The most famous gold coffee here is coffee sprinkled with 24K gold powder, which costs about $22.
② Glamorous travel destinations wherever you go
Yas Island is an artificial island located in Abu Dhabi. It is a representative tourist special zone of Abu Dhabi, and about $43 billion was spent to create it. The world’s first ‘Ferrari Theme Park’ is located here. Mansour owns a 5% stake in Ferrari, a luxury sports car brand in Italy. One of Mansour’s hobbies is collecting supercars worth billions of won.
The place, themed on Ferrari, is the size of seven football fields. The enormous red roof is eye-catching. The emblem carved on the roof is 216 feet long, and enough aluminum to make 16,750 Ferraris was used for the roof. You can see Ferraris everywhere, not to mention thrilling rides. Next to Ferrari World is ‘Yas Marina Circuit,’ where the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix is held annually.
In Abu Dhabi, you can visit the Louvre Museum. In 2017, one of the top three museums in the world, the Paris Louvre Museum, opened its first overseas branch in Abu Dhabi.
The Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, located on the sea of Saadiyat Island, is covered with a vast Arab-style dome in the center. Eight roofs with star-shaped holes are stacked layer by layer. The natural light shining through the ceiling makes it reminiscent of an oasis. It is a building by Jean Nouvel, a genius architect from France.
Abu Dhabi agreed to pay France a maximum of about $4.5 billion over 20 years to establish a branch of the Louvre Museum. They also spend an additional $1.7 billion to hold exhibitions four times a year with relics borrowed from France. Even if you are not interested in appreciating the works, the exterior of the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi is a place that overwhelms the view.
③ Qasr Al Watan Presidential Palace
The Qasr Al Watan Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi is a place that epitomizes luxury, even in Abu Dhabi. This place can be said to be the epitome of Arab culture. It is a historically and culturally important landmark. Initially used only for official purposes to entertain foreign guests, it was decided to open to the public on March 11, 2019. It is still used for diplomatic tasks.
The Qasr Al Watan Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi is famous for its glamorous exterior. The dome has a diameter of 121 feet, and 350,000 crystal pieces are decorated. It is made up of a staggering size of 53 football fields. You can admire the golden and white palace and garden various exhibition halls. You can also enjoy a glamorous light show at night.{vi87}
The majestic and mysterious Qasr Al Watan Presidential Palace has been selected as a major tourist attraction in the Middle East by the World Travel Awards.
By. Seo Sung Min
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