The Courtyard is an arts space in Dubai's industrial area. It is a precinct of galleries, architecture and design studios, furniture stores etc.
Being Dubai, with no street addresses or numbers, it took us about 2 hours to find it and we still haven't found the main gallery we were looking for!!
The structure itself is really interesting as the designer and architect designed each outlet to have its own facade reflecting a variety of building styles from around the world. There is an interpretation of an Islamic entranceway, a Moorish and Spanish inspired façade, the use of a traditional UAE fort, a Greco-Roman entrance, access to an Egyptian tomb, a crumbled stone house, façade of a traditional wind-tower house in Dubai, and a façade in shape of warship out of a Hollywood movie, made from various parts of ship wrecks, etc.
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Aah the Dubai style..so Disney but so compelling..draws you in despite yourself..good luck with finding that main gallery next trip..you could find a major interchange under construction right next door and be able see where you want to be but you will never be able to get there!!!
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