Abu Dhabi
Dubai may get the hype in the Emirates, but Abu Dhabi has more oil, more money, and a less tacky take on development. The spectacular Sheikh Zayed Mosque will be finished this fall. A complex with starchitect-built outposts of the Louvre and Guggenheim is under construction, and phase one of Masdar City, a zero-waste community designed by Foster + Partners, is set to open its doors next year.
Image: Visitors look at a model of the Al-Raha Beach development project at the international real estate investment and development event 'Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2008' in Abu Dhabi. | Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images
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