The Spirit of Dubai airship has reached its last major European destination on its landmark journey from London to Dubai by flying over some of Athens’s greatest landmarks…
The Spirit of Dubai airship has reached its last major European destination on its landmark journey from London to Dubai by flying over some of Athens’s greatest landmarks.
The airship, whose journey is marking the first residents moving into The Palm Jumeirah, circled over some of history`s greatest monuments including the Acropolis, featuring the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, and The Temple of Nike, as well as The Arch of Hadrian, The Temple of Olympian Zeus and the 1896 Olympic Stadium.
Manal Shaheen, Director of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service for Nakheel said, “Athens is a monumental point in our journey. It is the city where Western civilization began and our journey now takes us to the oldest of all landmarks on our journey – The Pyramids. Much has changed since Athens was built, although the drive to push boundaries and celebrate architecture remains the same thousands of years on.
“The leg from Italy to Greece, and then on to Egypt, is probably the most challenging of our 7,000km journey. We will have crossed four seas – the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean and Mediterranean on this leg – and when crossing bodies of water there is no margin for error. It’s certainly challenging, but this embodies the pioneering spirit that has driven Dubai, the journey, and the creation of The Palm Jumeirah.”
After the visit to Athens, The Spirit of Dubai will continue its journey taking in the Pyramids of Cairo before arriving in Dubai in January.
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