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High ventilation towers modelled on the wings of a falcon signal the new Zayed National Museum, completed by British studio Foster + Partners on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.
The long-awaited museum is the centrepiece of the cultural district, where the Louvre Abu Dhabi by Jean Nouvel and the upcoming Guggenheim museum by Frank Gehry are also located. It is dedicated to the UAE founder Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and celebrates the history, culture and landscape of the Emirates across seve