Al Ras Library

23 May 2024

Year: 1963
Architect: Austrian company with the supervision of Halcrow
Function: Public Library

Sheikh Rashid’s desire to provide the citizens and residents of Dubai with a center of culture and knowledge resulted in the creation of the Dubai Public Library. The first Dubai Public Library (Al Ras Public Library) saw the light of day in 1963. Located in Al Ras, overlooking the banks of Khor Dubai, it continues to remain a destination of community spirit in which ingenuity and education are celebrated. It designed by an Austrian company and contracted to Saeed Bin Lootah with the supervision of Halcrow. It marks the start of cultural spaces in the city.

Al Ras Library