The picture perfect Dubai Frame

The Dubai Frame is a $43.5m feat of engineering that links two towers by an observation deck to form a huge “picture frame” building

Sky deck: 100m2 bridge offers uninterrupted views of Old Dubai to north and New Dubai to south

93m     150m

Helicopter to scale

Elevator: Designed by German engineering giant ThyssenKrupp (who also sponsored competition to design building)

Mezzanine museum: Showcases Dubai’s transformation from fishing village to metropolis through innovative use of projections, mist effects, smells and motion

Entrance

CUTAWAY
Lift shaft
Sky deck: Holds 25m2 window

Pattern: Reflects Expo 2020 Dubai logo
Frame

The World Islands
Burj Al Arab
Palm Jumeirah
Burj Khalifa
DUBAI
UAE
Palm Jebel Ali
Zabeel Park

5km 3 miles

Sources: The Dubai Frame, Government of Dubai, Inhabitat
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