Dubai Opera
A 2,000-seat performing arts centre in Downtown Dubai, its glass and steel shaped like a dhow. It opened in 2016 with Plácido Domingo, and the hall can change from theatre to concert hall to a flat floor for banquets.
- Where
- Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.2080, 55.3441
Get the Dubai Opera stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dubai Opera. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Dubai volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dubai Opera
Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary 1.4 km
A wetland reserve at the old head of Dubai Creek, with the city's towers on the horizon. Migratory birds arrive in large numbers, flamingos among them, and hides along its edge let you watch them up close.
Dubai Water Canal 1.8 km
A man-made waterway, opened in 2016, that carries Dubai Creek on from Business Bay through Safa Park and Jumeirah to the sea. Its 3.2 kilometres are lined with walkways and cycle paths, and a curtain of water pours off the Sheikh Zayed Road bridge, pausing when boats pass beneath.
Dubai Garden Glow 5.4 km
A night-time park in Zabeel Park, filled with illuminated sculptures of animals, flowers and fantasy scenes made from lights and recycled materials. It comes alive after dark, and a section of life-size moving dinosaurs keeps children busy.
Dubai Frame 5.4 km
A picture frame 150 metres tall and 95 metres wide standing in Zabeel Park, the largest in the world. A glass-floored bridge across the top looks north to old Dubai and south to the new city.
Zabeel Park 5.6 km
A large city park in the Zabeel district, split into sectors that are joined by footbridges over the roads running through it. The Dubai Frame, a 150 metre picture frame of glass and gold-coloured steel, stands inside.
Deira Clocktower 5.9 km
A clock tower on a roundabout in Deira, raised in the 1960s when Dubai was a far smaller city. It was first called the Dubai Clock Tower and remains one of the city's earliest modern landmarks.
Dubai Creek 6.0 km
The saltwater inlet the city grew up around, running about 14 kilometres inland and long its port for trade. Wooden abras still ferry people across between Deira and Bur Dubai, past dhows loading cargo along the wharves.
Museum of the Future 6.4 km
A ring-shaped steel building in Dubai's financial district, covered in Arabic calligraphy that doubles as its windows. The words are a poem about the future by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, and the seven floors inside are given to science, technology and what may come next.
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Questions
Where is Dubai Opera?
Dubai Opera is in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary (1.4 km), Dubai Water Canal (1.8 km), Dubai Garden Glow (5.4 km).
How do I get the Dubai Opera stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dubai Opera and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Dubai volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dubai Opera before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Dubai volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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