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Dubai: 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.

The second phase of the project features the restoration of 35 heritage sites and buildings,

including Dubai’s old neighborhoods and buildings, which His Highness described as an
“open museum of human heritage.” "We have a responsibility to celebrate our history and
protect our architectural treasures for future generations. The heritage areas covered by
the project hold the memory of decades of progress and symbolise the dawn of Dubai's
renaissance. Located in the heart of modern Dubai, these sites bridge the past with the

city's future aspirations. Dubai invites the world to witness its past, present, and the future,
all together in one place,” His Highness added.