VP of UAE attends Agha Khan award for architecture ceremony | Bahrain News Agency

VP of UAE attends Agha Khan award ceremony | Bahrain News AgencyAl Ain, Nov. 7 (BNA): UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, attended the Prince Agha Khan Award for Engineering and Architecture ceremony, which was held on Sunday in Al Ain.

Prince Agha Khan thanked the organising committee for the selection of this heritage and historical landmark. He referred to the role of the UAE and its leadership in supporting and encouraging the authentic heritage, especially the Islamic architecture, according to UAE News Agency (WAM).

Shaikh Mohammed watched the documentary film about the award founded in 1977. It aims to honour the owners of creative ideas and special pilot projects in the field of Architecture, construction, with the aim to serve humanity.

Source: Bahrain News Agency | VP of UAE attends Agha Khan award ceremony

 

 

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