Abu Dhabi identifies trendy heritage websites in want of safety

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Abu Dhabi has revealed its first set of 64 trendy heritage websites requiring fast safety.

The listing was compiled by the Department of Culture and Tourism as a part of its Modern Heritage Conservation Initiative to establish, safeguard and preserve websites that narrate the Emirate’s newer previous.

No demolition functions will probably be allowed for these buildings. Instead, precedence will probably be given for them to be maintained and rehabilitated.

“It is our civic responsibility to guard this modern heritage, not only because of the value it holds in our collective memory as residents of this emirate, but because of the historical testimony it has in telling Abu Dhabi’s story through architectural and urban identity between the traditional past and our aspirations for the future,” stated Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi.

The listing is a illustration of numerous forms of buildings – a hospital, a theatre, a faculty, mosques, parks, motels, markets and business buildings amongst many others.

For occasion, Al Manhal Palace was the primary purpose-built presidential palace the place the flag of the state was raised after the UAE joined the United Nations in 1971.

Another instance is Al Ibrahimi Building, an award-winning construction and one of many capital’s architectural masterpieces designed by distinguished Egyptian architect Dr. Farouq El Gohary.

There can be large-scale developments corresponding to Sheikh Zayed Sports City, a definite growth in Abu Dhabi’s city planning which hosts worldwide and regional occasions.

.@dctabudhabi has revealed the primary set of 64 trendy heritage protected websites beneath Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Heritage Law, offering fast and unconditional safety to websites of cultural significance, supporting efforts to protect Abu Dhabi’s cultural identification. pic.twitter.com/dKSK9WJ107

— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) July 25, 2023

H.E. Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi.

Visit the hyperlink to be taught extra about Abu Dhabi’s trendy heritage websites: https://t.co/VFV9E1utUy#DCTAbuDhabi #CollectivelyWeThrive

— Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (@dctabudhabi) July 26, 2023