5/5 bharath k. 2 years ago on Google
Very
nice
place
to
visit
residence
will
get
seasonal
pass
for
60dhs
amazing
structure
to
view
To
celebrate
the
heritage
of
the
country, Sheikhs Khalifa
bin
Zayed
Al
Nahyan (Ruler
of
Abu
Dhabi and President
of
the
United
Arab
Emirates)
and Mohammed
bin
Zayed
Al
Nahyan (Crown
Prince
of Abu
Dhabi and
Deputy
Supreme
Commander
of
the UAE
Armed
Forces)
decided
to
open
the
palace
to
the
public
in
2019.Prior
to
its
opening,
the
palace
was
used
only
for
official
purposes,
Mainly
hosting
foreign
leaders
of
states, and
for
meetings
of
the country's
supreme
council
and
federal
cabinet.
Even
after
being
opened
to
the
public,
the
palace
continues
to
be
used
for
these
purposes.
The
palace
was
opened
to
the
public
on
the
11th
of
March
2019,
in
a
ceremony
hosted
by
Sheikhs
Mohammed
bin
Zayed
and Mohammed
bin
Rashid
Al
Maktoum (Vice-President
and
Prime
Minister
of
the
UAE and Ruler of Dubai).[7][9] In
August,
the
palace
was
named
by
the
travel
and
tourism
website
of Hotel
and
Rest
among
the
top
20
landmarks
of
art
and
culture
in
the
World. In
2020,
the
Qasr
Al
Watan
Presidential
Palace
was
nominated
for
the
World
Travel
Awards
as
the
main
cultural
tourist
attraction
in
the
Middle
East.
Interior
and
exterior
With
a façade made
of
white
granite
and
limestone,
the
mainly
white
palace is
intricately
designed
and
ornately
decorated.
It
includes
a
dome
with
a
diameter
of
37 m
(121 ft),
a
chandelier
with
350,000
pieces
of
crystal,
and
a
number
of
compartments. The
dome
is
located
on
top
of
the
central
chamber
known
as
"The
Great
Hall",
which
is
surrounded
by
two
wings
to
the
east
and
west.
Eastern
wing
The
eastern
wing
has
the
"House
of
Knowledge",
where
a
number
of
artefacts
and
other
objects
of
importance
are
stored.
Stored
objects
include
gifts
presented
by
visiting
officials
from
other
countries,and
2
religious
texts
in
the
"House
of
Knowledge":
the
Quran
(including
a
replica
of
the
Birmingham
manuscript)
and
the
Bible
(including
the
Psalms
of
David).[15]
There
is
also
a
library
with
more
than
50,000
books
which
document
the
cultural,
social
and
political
history
of
the
country.
Western
wing Edit
The
western
wing
has
halls
which
are
used
for
official
purposes.
Here,
there
is
a
room
known
as
the
"Spirit
of
Collaboration",
where
meetings
of
the
UAE
Cabinet
and
Federal
Supreme
Council
would
be
hosted,
besides
summits
of
international
bodies
like
the
Organisation
of
the
Islamic
Conference,
Arab
League
and
Gulf
Cooperation
Council.
Elsewhere,
banquets
for
official
events,
besides
diplomatic
gifts
from
other
countries,
are
kept