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5/13/24, 2:08 PM Hamdan bin Mohammed approves second phase of Dubai’s heritage architecture preservation project - Aletihad News Center
This second phase focuses on the preservation of 35 areas, sites, and buildings dating from the 1960s to the 1990s,
following the successful completion of the first phase, which covered buildings from Dubai’s earlier history.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed said that the project reflects the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin

Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to raise the emirate’s profile as
a global cultural destination, and preserve its unique national character. The emirate’s heritage is an integral aspect of
its identity that connects the community to its history and its roots. By protecting its heritage architecture, Dubai seeks

to promote a deeper understanding among citizens, residents and visitors of what has shaped the emirate into the
thriving global metropolis it is today, His Highness said.

Sheikh Hamdan further said that the preservation of heritage areas in Dubai is an ongoing endeavour aimed at
preserving the cultural authenticity of areas across the emirate. The project aims to foster cultural continuity,

highlighting the enduring relationship between the people and their environment. It also showcases Dubai's historical
interactions with the rest of the world as well as the influences that have shaped the emirate and the impact it has

exerted globally.

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