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Dubai adds to striking architecture with Museum of Future
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Light up the night: The Museum of the Future is lit up during its opening ceremony in the gulf emirate of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday. (AFP/Karim Sahib)
Dubai opened its Museum of the Future on Tuesday, a structure it touts as the world's most beautiful building.
The museum is a seven-story hollow silver ellipse decorated with Arabic calligraphy quotes from Dubai's ruler. It takes pride of place on Sheikh Zayed Road, the city's main highway.
The building's striking facade was lit up by a colorful laser light show in the evening as crowds gathered outside to catch a glimpse.
It was officially opened later by Dubai's ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, whose vision of the future has been credited as the driving force behind the museum.
While the museum's contents are yet to be revealed, it will exhibit design and technology innovations, taking the visitor on a "journey to the year 2071", organizers said.
Roadside signboards described the museum, just minutes away from the world's tallest construction, the Burj Khalifa, as the "most beautiful building on Earth" ahead of its gala opening.
It is the latest addition to the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) collection of flashy architecture and comes after the US$7-billion Expo world fair, featuring a swathe of futuristic designs, opened on Dubai's outskirts on Sept. 30.
