Infinity Tower is a 306 metres (1,004 ft) tall 80 storey
supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Cayan Real Estate
Investment and Development. The tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings and
Merrill SOM architectural group, the same group who built the Burj Khalifa also
in Dubai and Trump Tower in Chicago. Upon its opening on June 10, 2013 the
tower has became world's tallest high rise building with a twist of 90˚.Infinity
tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and its development
is carried out by property development company CAYAN. Infinity tower's
apartments are designed with wooden floors, marble counter tops, and kitchen
fixtures. The tower also includes a five story parking garage behind it. The
Infinity Tower will have house financing options available for those residents
who may want to lease out their weekend or holiday condo. The rooms of the
tower are designed in such a way that it won’t be affected by direct sunlight
due to titanium metal panels on cast-in-place concrete columns aided with
repetitive staggered screen panels to stop penetrating sunlight from disturbing
the residents of the unit.
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Shawarma
Shawarma is the most
available food item on almost all streets (and cheap!) in Dubai. It is the
Arabic equivalent of the Burger. It is meat that has been cooked on a skewer
and then cut into thin strips and placed into a kuhbus (pita) bread with
vegetables and dressing. It costs about AED 5 ($1.30) for either the plain-jane
variety or the more exotic Lebanese and Iranian varities. The Shawarma sold by
Indian restaurants are arguably the cheapest.
Spice Souk
Spice Souk— As above, not a
mall, but a historic market that has been a part of Dubai since the origin of
Dubai itself. Located at the mouth of the creek, it is not far from the Gold
Souk, but has sadly declined a bit in recent years as supermarkets take over
the spice trade. If you're actually shopping for spices, odds are you'll get
better prices and quality with much less hassle at Carrefour. Both the Spice
Souk and the Gold Souq are a rather hot and sweaty experience with limited
air-conditioning, so wear appropriately cool, loose clothing if visiting in mid
summer. Individual shops are air conditioned. Although regularly visited by
tourists, none of the souks are considered a tourist area and as such modest
dress should be worn to avoid causing offence or attracting unwanted attention.
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