Over the centuries, Qasr Al Hosn has been home to the ruling family, the seat of government, a consultative council and a national archive; it now stands as the nation’s living memorial and the narrator of Abu Dhabi’s history.
| Is the oldest and most significant building in Abu Dhabi, holding the city’s first permanent structure; the watchtower. Built around the 1790’s, the commanding structure overlooked the costal trade routes and protected the growing settlement established on the island.. |
Witness Abu Dhabi’s changing urban structure and transformation. On entering the second half of the twentieth century, the Emirate's pace of growth accelerated rapidly. Roads reached out across the desert and new buildings emerged around the Qasr Al Hosn.
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