United Arab Emirates

We're not sure who decided this, but September 3rd is International Skyscraper Day. What better excuse for a gratuitous view of the World's Tallest Building, the Burj Khalifa, which we posted a detailed look at last year. If you happen…

We visited a number of amusement parks in the early years of Google Sightseeing, but with improved imagery and competition amongst parks leading to the construction of many spectacular new attractions over the past few years, this seems like a…

For the very first time, Google has released Street View imagery of the Arab world, and they've started right at the very top – with the highest man-made viewpoint on the planet, Dubai's monumental Burj Khalifa. We previously covered the…

It’s April, and that means ice hockey fans around the world are gearing up for the highlight of the year, the National Hockey League (NHL)’s playoffs for the Stanley Cup, which teams have been competing for since 1892. From its…

Here at Google Sightseeing we're fond of the excesses that are common in the oil-rich city of Dubai.1 Before the recent recession, money flowed so freely that even utilitarian structures were built larger than anywhere else on the planet. One…

Doing the rounds on the mainstream sites this week has been the story of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, who has created a series of canals in the coastline of his own private island that spell out…