Downtown Dubai
Before Dubai
wakes.
The towers are still lit. The streets are quiet. Come with us, from the last lights of night to the first stories of this city.
Scroll into the cityBurj Khalifa
Follow the
last lights.
Beneath the tallest spire, Dubai is still half asleep. A pale line appears on the horizon. We follow it to the sea.
Jumeirah coast
A sail in
the half-light.
The skyline falls behind. On its island, the Burj Al Arab catches the first glow. We follow the coast.
Palm Jumeirah
Morning finds
the Palm.
Morning colours the water. The Palm opens beneath us, with a familiar arch waiting at the edge of the sea.
Atlantis, The Palm
There’s our
turning point.
There it is: Atlantis, facing the open sea. We draw closer, then turn inland towards noon.
Museum of the Future
By noon,
we’re in tomorrow.
A silver ring breaks the skyline. Here, Dubai imagines tomorrow. To understand it, we still need to look back.
Dubai Frame
Turn around.
Look again.
Through the gold, then a look back: the skyline fills the Frame. As the light softens, we turn towards the Creek.
Dubai Creek · Al Fahidi
The lights return.
The story goes on.
Dark water. Wooden boats. Wind towers beside Al Fahidi Fort. The lights return, and we arrive where Dubai began.
