Before-and-After Photos Showing How Much Our World Has Changed

Dubai, UAE 2007/today

The global city quickly transitioned from being a dull desert city to becoming a popular place to travel. It’s one of the most visited cities in the Middle East. Dubai never attracted enough attention from around the world until it spent some dough on its construction projects and sports events.

This would lead to Dubai being ranked the most expensive city in the Middle East. In 2014, Dubai’s hotel rooms were rated as the second-most expensive in the world.

Countless skyscrapers were built over the last decade. That includes the tallest tower in the world, the Burj Khalifa, which was confirmed to be the tallest ever by Guinness World Records.

The oil revenue initially launched its development, but nowadays, its funding relies primarily on tourism, real estate, and aviation. Summers in Dubai are hot, windy, and humid, and it usually gets over 100 degrees in those months. The hottest month in Dubai is in August.