Landmark

The View at The Palm

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The View at The Palm — Wikimedia Commons image

The View at The Palm sits 240 metres above Palm Jumeirah, where the island’s trunk, fronds, and crescent become visible as a single plan. The observation deck turns the artificial island’s engineering into a legible landscape from above.

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From this height, Palm Jumeirah stops looking like a collection of separate neighborhoods and becomes a single designed form. The View’s observation deck sits 240 metres above sea level in the Palm Tower, offering a wide view across the island and the Gulf.

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Quick facts

  • The observation deck is 240 metres above sea level.
  • It occupies the Palm Tower.
  • The view reveals Palm Jumeirah’s trunk, fronds, and crescent.

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