- Location: Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Phone: +971 4 393 7139
- Reason: XIX century.
- Visit time: Sat-Sun - 8: 00-20: 30, Friday from 15: 30-21: 30
- Cost of visiting: $ 0.5
In the north of Dubai , in its most ancient part, is one of the famous museums - the palace of Sheikh Said (Zayd). After a full-scale reconstruction in 1986, numerous expositions were opened here, attracting many visitors to this place. The cost of entry - a penny, but you can see here a lot of interesting things.
The history of the appearance of the palace
In the XIX century, especially for the sheikhs of the ruling Macthum dynasty, a white palace was built, from the windows of which a beautiful view of the harbor opened. The building has an impressive and powerful view. Its thick walls are made of coral, which are covered with a layer of lime and gypsum. This construction technology allows you to keep cool in the room. In addition, corner wind towers are used here - a kind of conditioning system of the century before last.
What is interesting about Sheikh Said's palace?
The building is typical of the Arab architecture of the time. The palace consists of two floors, where various exhibition exhibits are located. Once the second floor served as the residence of the sheikh's family, and below were the living rooms, storerooms and kitchen. The patio safely protected the inhabitants from the hot winds from the desert. Now the second floor offers a wonderful view of the skyscrapers on the horizon and the water surface of the bay. The premises have high vaulted ceilings, wide windows and carved lattices.
In addition to architectural features, the palace-museum has many interesting things. These are collections of paintings, stamps, photographs and lithographs that tell a wonderful story of the emirate's development in illustrations.
How to get to the palace of Sheikh Said?
To visit this beautiful palace, you can take a taxi or take the subway by going to Al Gubeiba station. 500 meters from the exit and will be the palace of the sheikh.