Episode 605
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Sun, 2018-Dec-30 00:24 UTC
Length - 1:59
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Sunday, 30 December 2018 is Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is a planned art museum, to be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. On July 8, 2006, the city of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, announced it had signed an agreement with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City to build a 30,000-square-metre (320,000 sq ft) Guggenheim Museum on Saadiyat Island. Upon completion, it is planned to be the largest of the Guggenheim museums. Architect Frank Gehry designed the building. Work on the site began in 2011 but was soon suspended. As of 2018, no completion date is available, and construction is still suspended. The museum collection is planned to reflect Islamic and middle-eastern culture.
The museum is part of a larger complex of arts and cultural institutions that is being built on Saadiyat Island intended to appeal to international tourists.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:24 UTC on Sunday, 30 December 2018.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Abu_Dhabi.
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