One of the newest and now an iconic place here in Qatar is the Msheireb Downtown Doha. This place is the world’s first sustainable downtown regeneration project that revives traditional commercial district by using modern architectural plans inspired with Qatari Heritage.
This project cost approximately QAR 20 billion (US$5.5 Billion) with a total land area of 31 Hectares. The construction started in 2010 and up until today the continuous progress are taking place. It is located in the heart of Doha so you can rest assured that once you planned to visit here, you can also tour around Souq Waqif, Gold Souq and many more great places where it is located.
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As soon as you reached the place, anywhere will be very ideal to have a photoshoot. The unique architectural designs of the building within this place will give you a modern yet traditional vibe. There’re also small trains that will give you a ride around the place if you feel tired walking and would prefer a comfortable sightseeing experience.
If you plan to visit this place, it would be very ideal to enjoy it during Mid of September until February. This is for the reason that it won’t be too hot and humid since it will be almost the end of their summer season.
NOTE: Professional Camera’s are likely not allowed to used in this place. There are some security personnel that will tell it but if you’re lucky enough just like us, have it as an opportunity to take great pictures. Just be mindful about the rules and regulations in any place you visit in Qatar. Just follow what the security personnel told you so!
Green Ehteraz is mandatory upon entering this place.
Observe Social Distancing all the time!
You can see a lot of tourists visiting this place. They usually go by batch so you can sense that it’s common to have this place as an itinerary for a group tour.
TRIVIA: Did you know that last 2008, they launched an international competition to select a high caliber architect for this project? The winners were selected from 10 firms out of 94 aspirants which was selected by a renowned jury of academics & architects.
They Undergo Three Years of research to make the blueprint of this place which is now well known as Msheireb Downtown Doha.
Anyone who would like to have break from their sightseeing and enjoy a cup of coffee will always find a place here since coffee shops are everywhere. From small coffee shops into big one, you’ll never go wrong by choosing anyone from this. We went in three coffee shops to tried some of their items and one word that will define the whole experience is, “Amazing!”
Not only café’s, you can also check different restaurant if ever you feel hungry from your trip. From Arabic, American and Asian dishes, name it and they have it. If you prefer budget meals, they also have fast food restaurants that you can try having. Since it’s just a newly open destination ,the catch on this is that only few shops are open. The rest are under construct and yet to open soon.
It was around May this year when they opened Msheireb Galleria. This is consisted of shops, café, outdoor kiosk and a gallery that everyone will surely love. The uniqueness of all shops gives an edge to this place compare to a common shopping mall. It gives out a trendy yet chic vibes that makes every corner of it an instragamable venue for photoshoots!
If your day is not yet enough to tour around this majestic place, you can simply check in in one of the hotels within this area. You can choose from Alwadi Hotel Doha- MGallery, Mandarin Oriental Doha and Park Hyattt Doha. Trust me, either of the three are worth of the money you’ll spend. From the location itself, you can really never go wrong for this!
Msheireb Downtown Doha at night.
Transportation will not be any of your concerns here in this place. You have tons of options to visit this place like taking metro (their newly built train station), Karwa taxi, Bus and many more modes of transportation. Rest assured that everyone is friendly enough to send you wherever you prefer to go.
If you prefer to use Metro, you can just stop at Msheireb station and you’ll just spend 2 rials!
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