When you consider that just 70 years ago there was virtually nothing here after the collapse of the 1,000 year old fishing and pearl diving industrybut palm trees and a tax free port. It is an incredible story, just how this city has arisen.
Since the discovery of oil in 1966, the pace of development of Dubai's cityscape has been nothing short of phenomenal.
Largely the vision of the ruling Maktoumfamily. They decided not to rely on one industry and turned Dubai into a major trading and financial hub.
This beautiful palm tree standing proud amongst these massive new structures looks just right. If you notice the arabesque designs on the arched windows and the details on the buildings. It all hangs together to form a pleasing whole.
More cityscapes and architectural photographs in the Dubai series.
The Frame
Skyscrapers of Dubai
Dubai International Finance Centre
Burj Khalifa Worlds tallest building
Repeating Patterns
Futuristic buildings
My entry for #treetuesday by 
Location:
!steemitworldmap 25.0750853 lat 54.947555 long Downtown, Dubai,UAE! d3scr
The Palm tree seems to fit right in with the skyscrapers
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The cityscape view of downtown Dubai
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| Category | (Cityscapes photography)
| Camera | (ZTE Blade V7 Lite )
| f stop | (f/2)
| Exposure time | (1/1287 sec)
| ISO | (117)
| Lens | (16 Megapixel sensor 4 mm)
| Location | Photographed in Dubai | |