Hi Folks - here are some recent photos taken on a clear day from the top of Golden Tower - about 35 storeys up. Golden is on the edge of the West Bay Building Area where most of the tallest buildings are being built.
From the start of the pictures you can see towards the old part of Doha where many of the Governmental buildings are and all the Bank head offices and also all of the " Souks " ( markets ). The photos then progress through West Bay then over the water to the Pearl ( see earlier blog ) and the two zig-zag wiggly towers. Lastly you then get to see the residential areas - inland from the built up coast - starting from the north through the west and on to the south.
It would certainly be very interesting to see this place in ten years time when it will be mostly finished as at present we are in the fairly early stages - most of these buildings weren't here five years ago.
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There are plans for all sorts of tourist attractions where the old port is now. Also planned is to be the tallest building in the world at just over a kilometer high ...just to out do the Burj Dubai...someone has to I guess. Dubai has come to a bit of a standstill with the economic sitaution hitting pretty hard. Many buildings have stopped mid construction and many are barely occupied and many totally empty. Qatar however with it's huge reserves of gas continues at pace. Large scale road systems are still underway - hence the current congestion problems, and there are plans for an impressive above ground ( I think ) mono-rail system linking the whole city and most of the outer industrial, power and gas towns.
Qatar is establishing itself as a major destination point for tourism, conferences and a major world Airport stopover to rival or probably overtake that of Dubai. For such a small country they are stamping out their place as a major player in the Middle East. They certainly have an impressive record for initiating and hosting peace initiatives in this part of the world.
So all in all it is an interesting time to be here - Hey you could always come and visit!!!!
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2 comments:
Great photos. It looks unreal. I wonder if it will ever finish. Still fishing (for visitors)? I can't see us getting over there so keep taking lots of photos.
Evening, I was sent the link to your blog as we (my wife, me and 3 kids) are moving to Doha. We have jobs at the Qatar Academy. My wife teaching in the junior school and I'm going to be a Technology Integration Facilitator. Great reading about everything you are doing.
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