Dubai Frame
برواز دبي
A 150-metre-tall giant golden picture frame, with a glass skybridge at the top that frames old Dubai on one side and new Dubai on the other, the best-value observation deck in the city.
Dubai Frame opened in 2018 in Zabeel Park. It stands 150 metres tall and 93 metres wide, shaped like a huge golden rectangular frame. The concept is to “frame Dubai’s past and future.” From the 93-metre glass skybridge at the top, looking north you see the Dubai Creek and the old town of Deira, and looking south you see Burj Khalifa and the skyscrapers along Sheikh Zayed Road. In the middle of the skybridge is a 25-metre transparent glass floor that appears to shatter when stepped on, a feature that visitors love. The lower exhibition “Dubai Past” uses projections and scents to recreate old Dubai in the pearl-diving era, while the upper “Dubai Future” exhibition presents visions of the city in 2050. Adult tickets cost AED 50 and child tickets AED 20 (free for under-3s). It is the cheapest high-altitude observation deck in Dubai. You can book a time slot on the official website or buy tickets on site. A visit takes about an hour. From Al Jafiliya station on the Green Line, it is about a 10-minute walk, or from World Trade Centre station on the Red Line, a 5-minute taxi ride. Zabeel Park itself costs AED 5 to enter and has lawns and a children’s play area, making it suitable for families. Visit around 17:00 so you can see the daytime views first, then the lights on both sides after sunset. Queues for the elevator to the skybridge can be long when it is busy, so book ahead on weekends and public holidays. On Google Maps the frame has appeared under several spellings because of a copyright dispute, so search for “Dubai Frame.”
Opening hours
09:00–21:00
Nearby sights
- Museum of the Future
- Al Seef
- Al Fahidi Historical District
- Dubai Creek Abra Ride
- Etihad Museum
- Jumeirah Mosque
- Deira Gold Souk
- La Mer