Tower of the Grand Mosque in the sunset, Bur Dubai.

Highrise in Dubai.

Glass building in Dubai.

Ancient tower of Dubai.

Scene from old Dubai.

The waterfront of Dubai.

Peacock showing off in Sheikh

Entance gate to the Sheikh

Lady of the Creek, many also call this building the pregnant lady of Dubai.

Dubai is an important seaport and a strategic commercial center.

Headquarters of Dubai Municipality with a mural on the wall of the Rulers.

Restaurant boats on the corniche offer fresh and excellent food and reasonable prices in Dubai.

Dubai headquarters of Journalists Association, an important organ for free press.

Windtower houses were the traditional way of cooling down in desert times in Dubai.

Museum of the art and crafts of historical Dubai.

Large teapot and earthenware of past Dubai.

Handicrafts of the olden Dubai.

Old arab chest at the Dubai museum.

Handicraft shop displaying traditional crafts at the Dubai museum.

A dressed camel welcomes visitors at the Dubai museum.

Narrow alleys (sikkas) depict how the houses were constructed in olden Dubai.

Map of the historic Bastakiya area in Dubai.

One of the commercial streets in Dubai.

Mural of the arab dhow reminds of the transportation means of the old Dubai.

A beautiful Mosque in Dubai.

Small boats still play a useful role to ferry passengers at Abra Station, Dubai.

The creek divides Dubai into two parts - Deira Dubai and Bur Dubai.

Mercato shopping mall, making Dubai a shopping mecca for the tourists.

Large billboard of Sheikh Zayed, whose presence can be felt everywhere in Dubai.

Construction is very fast and buildings just seem to come out everywhere from the sand in Dubai.

Massive roadside poster advertising for apartments for sale in Dubai.

More construction reaching for the sky in Dubai.

Modern design office building in Dubai.

High rise office building in Dubai.

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) makes Dubai the financial hub.

The Union Tower building, providing a modern panorama to Dubai.

Palm trees line the Commercial Centre in Dubai.

Apartment building under construction in Dubai.

Decorated pot from artefacts unearthed by archaelogists in Dubai.