Dubai Ibn Battuta Mall

I wanted to view the Ibn Battuta Mall because of its Chinese court. Before I demonstrate y'all the photos, allow me order y'all to a greater extent than virtually this mall. The Ibn Battuta Mall is on the mode from Dubai to Abu Dhabi (Sheikh Zayed Road) past times Dubai Internet City. The mall is named afterwards the famous explorer Ibn Battuta. The mall’s subject is based on the countries he visited.

The mall has half dozen courts:

Andalusia
Tunisia
Egypt
Persia
India
China

Our taxi dropped us off at the Andalusia side of the mall.

Taxi Stand at Ibn Battuta Mall

In the background y'all tin encounter the giant arch entrance of the Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel.

Somebody told me to await upwardly within all the Dubai malls because the roofs are every bit good decorated. They were right!

I wanted to view the Ibn Battuta Mall because of its Chinese courtroom Dubai Ibn Battuta Mall

Roof ornament Ibn Battuta Mall

The decorations were beautiful. This 1 reminded me of the Alhambra inward Andalusia:

Fountain Andalusia Court

The roof of the Tunisian Court looks similar the shopping mall of Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas:

Tunisian Court

Tunisian Food Court

The Arab Republic of Egypt Court

Entrance Persia Court

Persia Court

Roof Persia Court

India Court

The Republic of Republic of India Court holds a exceptional reproduction: The Elephant Clock

Elephant Clock

This clock is powered past times H2O in addition to weights. Inside the elephant a bucket is like shooting fish in a barrel filled amongst water. This takes virtually xxx minutes. When the bucket is amount a arrangement of strings in addition to balls pulls out the bucket in addition to a drum is sounded to dot a one-half hr has passed. The clock keeps running when at that spot is plenty H2O in addition to balls available to empty the buckets.

Finally nosotros arrived at the Communist People's Republic of China Court:

China Court