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Any tourist who has arrived in Dubai can visit the real sheikh's house. Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum's house museum is located on the Shindaga peninsula, near the Creek bay. It is remarkable that it was built by the ancestors of the current ruler of Dubai, the grandfather of Sheikh Mohammed lived here until 1958, where he died. The House of Sheikh Saeed also hosted meetings of Dubai's authorities. Tourists will be able to visit the building where political and social issues of the late 19th and mid-20th centuries were solved.

Sheikh Said House-Museum in Dubai is on the list of national cultural monuments.

Sheikh Said House received the status of a museum in 1986, after the restoration, held by the government of Dubai. At present the museum is on the list of national cultural monuments

What to see

Sheikh's dwelling is an ordinary house, which is a lot in the Emirates, but everything here is imbued with the spirit of the Maktoum dynasty. Sheikh Saeed's house-museum is made of corals, extracted from the bottom of the Persian Gulf, which were covered with gypsum and limestone. This is the traditional way of building in Dubai

You will look around 30 rooms of the Sheikh Said House from the right to the left - these are the rules in the Arab countries
Sheikh Saeed House Museum

Part of the rooms are devoted to the history of Dubai: here tourists will see the photos of the Emirate, made from different angles, including from a bird's eye view. You can get acquainted with the history of the Maktoum family from photographs in the family hall. Before the eyes of the visitors, scenes from the life of Sheikh Said and his relatives will appear. The culmination of the exhibition is the photos depicting the events of December 2, 1971

December 2, 1971 - the day of the proclamation of the United Arab Emirates

In addition to the photographs, one can see pictures and lithographs depicting the life of the early Emirates in colors before , as oil was discovered here

The architecture of the Shaykh Said House Museum displays the typical features of Islamic art, everything is done according to the canons of the late 19th century: high vaulted ceilings, graceful grilles hang over the windows, doorways are made in the form of a approx. In this two-storey house you will see spacious living rooms, Mejlis - a reception room, as well as a kitchen and storage facilities.

In the rooms located on the second floor of Sheikh Said House, on the elegant balconies, tourists can admire the beautiful view of Creek Bay or a fascinating panorama of Dubai.

Want to see one of the first air-conditioners? Pay attention to the facade of Sheikh Said's House. It is decorated with four towers - barges that cooled the air in the hot Arab summer.

Do not pass by the sea wing of the Sheikh Said House Museum. Here are sculptures of fishermen and famous pearl fishermen - some symbols of old Dubai. After seeing the documentary chronicles, tourists will learn how the dhow boats were built, the nets wandered, and, of course, how they dived for pearls.

How to get there

If you travel to Dubai yourself, then take public buses 61D, 66, 67 and follow until the Wasl stop. It is here that the Sheikh Said House is located.

Practical information

The museum is open daily. From Saturday to Thursday, you can get to Sheikh Said's House from 8:00 to 20:30, and on Friday it opens at 15:00.

To see how the sheiks lived, you need to buy a ticket for 6 AED.

Address : Bur Dubai, Dubai, UAE.

Phone: +9 (714) 393-71-39.


All prices are for July 2014