Work to begin on 150m tall Dubai Frame next month

The Dubai Frame, a 150m tall window-frame like structure in the emirate’s Zabeel Park, will start construction next month and is set to be completed in the second half of 2015, the Dubai Municipality confirmed.

“We have already opened tenders and will be giving the contract to the appropriate contractors, according to our plan. We are looking forward to a unique architectural landmark that matches the global status of Dubai,” Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality, was quoted as saying by Gulf News.

The AED120m ($32.3m) project, which won the ThyssenKrupp Elevator International Architecture Award in 2009, will feature a museum and is expected to attract up to two million visitors per year.

According to officials, the Dubai Frame, or Barwaz Dubai in Arabic, is a large window-frame like structure and is intended to highlight both the old and new sides of the city, with newer icons such as the Burj Khalifa visible through one side, and older parts of the city such as Dubai Creek and Deira on view through the other.

The structure will be completely transparent, with elevators that will take visitors to a viewing deck located at its peak. The ground floor will include a gallery focusing on Dubai’s history.