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Here's why you should visit The Founder's Memorial in Abu Dhabi

The memorial was inaugurated in 2018 in honour of UAE's Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed

Published: August 08, 2021 11:50 Dona Cherian, Assistant Online Editor

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The Founder's Memorial — Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The Founder’s Memorial, a permanent national tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was inaugurated on Monday 26 February 2018 in an official ceremony in the capital, Abu Dhabi. Image Credit: GN Archives

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — The President of the UAE had declared 2018 as the ‘Year of to mark the 100-year anniversary of Sheikh Zayed’s birth' and the inauguration of The Founder's Memorial coincided with the announcement. Image Credit: WAM

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Founder's memorial — Spread over 3.3 hectares, the public space boasts a beautiful landscape, indigenous flora, a Sanctuary Garden which has seating areas and a traditional falaj (ancient irrigation system), a Heritage Garden rich with medicinal desert plants. The venue includes an elevated walkway which offers visitors captivating views of the Arabian Gulf and the city’s dazzling skyline. The centrepiece of The Founder’s Memorial, The Constellation Image Credit: GN Archives

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