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5/13/24, 2:18 PM Hamdan bin Mohammed approves second phase of Dubai’s heritage architecture preservation project | Emirates News Agency

Hamdan bin Mohammed approves second phase of Dubai’s heritage architecture preservation project
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DUBAI, 12th May, 2024 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The
Executive Council of Dubai, has approved the second phase of the project dedicated to preserving Dubai’s heritage architecture.
Part of a larger initiative aimed at protecting the emirate's cultural and architectural heritage, and maintaining its rich identity, the project aims to
safeguard areas, sites and buildings, which hold significant historical relevance and tell the story of Dubai's past. The sites and buildings covered
by this project serve as symbols of the emirate’s journey through the years.
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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