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Dubai's excellent museum is housed in the Al-Fahidi Fort,
built in 1787 to defend Dubai Creek. The fort's walls are built out of
traditional coral-blocks and held together with lime. The upper floor is
supported by wooden poles known as "handels", and the ceiling is
constructed from palm fronts, mud and plaster. In its history, the fort
has served as residence for the ruling family, seat of government,
garrison and prison. Restored in 1971 (and again extensively in 1995) it
is now the city's premier museum. The entrance has a fascinating
exhibition of old maps of the Emirates and Dubai, showing the mammoth
expansion that hit the region after the oil boom
The courtyard is home to several traditional boats and a palm-leaf house with an Emirati wind-tower. The right-hand hall features weaponry and the left-hand hall showcases Emirati musical instruments. Below the ground floor are display halls
with exhibits and dioramas covering various aspects of traditional
Emirati lifestyle (including pearl fishing and Bedouin desert life) as
well as artifacts from the 3,000-4,000 year old graves at Al Qusais archaeological site
Location: Al-Fahidi Street, Bur Dubai
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