Abu Dhabi, Ministry of Public Works. Public Works Role in Development / Daur al-Ashgal fi-at-tanmiya.

€ 800.00

First edition, first issue of an annual series of illustrated government publications on city planning in Abu Dhabi. Presents the achievements of the Ministry of Public Works during the first seven years of Sheikh Zayed’s reign, the plates exhibiting some major Abu Dhabi landmarks built in the 1960s and 70s, including Al-Muqta Bridge, the Clock Tower, Mina Zayed, and the Grand Mosque. Further showcases projects of public infrastructure such as roads and bridges, as well as airports, ports, afforestation projects, sewage disposal projects, schools and scientific institutes, hospitals, laboratories, public housing, mosques, police stations, markets, and camels compounds.