Modern Heritage Sites and Buildings

Year: 1959
Architect: Otto Bulart
Function: Royal Residence

Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Palace originally comprised three small buildings built in the late 1950s. In 1959, Sheikh Rashid commissioned Overseas AST to build a new Zabeel Palace. The architect, Otto Bulart of AST designed and built a rectangular building linking three existing buildings to form a single complex. Front facades took on a wonderful Andalusian character.