A beautiful palace. It is definitely worth visiting. Very powerful, large-scale, beautiful inside and out. The gift room is especially interesting. I advise you to take pictures of the inscriptions to the photo or video, so that you do not forget what belongs to what, since there is no information about these gifts on the Internet.
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Дмитрий Дернов
Level 14 Local Expert
March 5
A very beautiful palace.
Not residential, used only for official ceremonies and for tourists.
The place is rich, after a while the eye is blurred by the amount of gold and ceases to perceive and admire.
1 hour is enough to inspect the palace with your head - despite the large number of rooms, there is not much to look at.
There are 2 entrances - for those who bought tickets online and those who did not, then the queues are combined into one. In my case, the "Internet" queue was much larger and I was glad that I had not bought tickets earlier.
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Татьяна Арт
Level 29 Local Expert
February 10
The Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi is the epitome of the greatness and historical heritage of the United Arab Emirates.
The Presidential Palace , later called the Palais des Nations .
The entrance ticket is 70 darham for adults and 30 for children. (data for February 2024)
Depending on how lucky you are, there is a long queue, but it goes fast, we arrived in the afternoon. Strict control at the entrance, therefore, it is better to leave water and dubious, sharp objects at home / hotel prudently before hiking.
After control, you go into tourist buses, cool, I can't say otherwise, comfortable chairs, with sockets, and a pleasant smell of the cabin, the driver in a boiling white shirt and gloves, already from the entrance you get into luxury, you will drive for about five minutes through a well-groomed beautiful territory with fountains and beautiful plants.
You will be dropped off near the palace and you can additionally walk around the palace with an excursion (but you need to book an excursion when you buy tickets at the business center), or you can do it yourself! We went to survey on our own.
Huge (just huge) doors at the entrance (in my opinion they got into the Guinness Book of Records) and you get into incredible splendor and luxury, except for wow, all words cannot describe the grandeur and splendor of the wealth of the palace.
The color scheme is in delicate gray-blue, gold, silver tones and shades.
I must say right away that the sheikh himself or his entourage does not live in the palace, meetings, summits and public events are held.
There are several halls in the palace: a conference room with a huge chandelier, worthy of a separate description, eight floors high and a separate person who serves it and changes the light bulbs, a dining room for festive dinners - beautifully served with silverware and dishes, there is a gift hall where various gifts from governments and countries are presented, there is a library with books and a golden sphere with Arabic script .
Many people take pictures here, you can order a photographer.
The golden sphere (I wrote about it separately in the Qasr Al Watan section) is not just made of beautiful patterns, these are calligraphically designed statements by the creator of the country of the Emirates, former President Sheikh Zayed.
The golden sculpture "The Power of Words" of the Qasr Al-Watan Palace (the Palace of Nations, as the name was given) impresses not only with its huge size, but also with the meaning embedded in this work: "Wealth is not money or oil; wealth is in people, and it is useless if it is not dedicated to serving people." Well said , wisely !
Vivid impressions of visiting the palace!
And as you know, it's all great when you see with your own eyes and pass through your feelings.
If you plan to be in Abu Dhabi, be sure to make time to visit.
There is another nuance when placing the palace, you can combine and visit the azure show, starting at 19:00 hours, the show takes place on the central square of the Palais des Nations, about 15-20 minutes in time, and if you arrive in the afternoon, around 16 o'clock, you will have time to see the palace, take pictures, drink coffee or have a snack in a cafe, enjoy the sunset and watch an interesting information show dedicated to the formation of the UAE - past, present and future, the show is accompanied by music.
I wish you bright emotions and informative moments!
After the show, everyone will be put on buses and taken to the main entrance, where a whole regiment of taxis will be waiting for you, lined up in two rows. It will actively pick up and deliver to your addresses.
There will be a beautiful illumination of the palace and the territory, as if you have visited the fairy tale of Shahrezada.
And I will be grateful for yours 👍