Through the walls of his teenage bedroom, Attab Haddad’s ears pricked up at the unfamiliar strains of a stringed instrument being plucked by his brother next door.
Haddad had found himself, at the age of 27, back living in the family home in Wimbledon, south-west London, after drifting from one job to another.
When he walked away from a career in finance in the City, his parents even feared that he was having a breakdown.
But the fruitless search to find something, anything, that he was passionate about was about to come to an end.
"The first time I heard the oud is very clear in my mind," Haddad tells The National. "My brother Mishaal had been to the Emirates to visit our dad, who was working there.
“He had an oud stored in his closet that he had bought 20 years earlier but never touched. Mishaal brought it back with him, found a teacher in London and started taking lessons.
“I could hear him in his room, practising and noodling. So I started playing it myself, just trying to replicate melodies that I had heard. I found I had an aptitude for it, began taking lessons – and then I became completely obsessed.”
Nearly two decades on, Haddad, now 45, is an aficionado of the instrument that has been played in his parents' homeland of Iraq for thousands of years. Instead of adopting a traditional style, though, his original compositions fuse Arabic and Turkish music with elements of jazz and flamenco.
That old Syrian oud was, he recalls, in such a pitiful condition that he could slide his fingers between the strings and the fingerboard. But, as Haddad says, “if you could play an instrument that was that bad, you could play anything”.
His mastery of the lute-like instrument has led to collaborations with Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews, flamenco guitarist Ramon Ruiz, U2 composer and music arranger John Metcalfe and chamber musician Max Baillie.
But his route to discovering his metier was far from straightforward. It took him via the business, banking and restaurant worlds, before he realised that the musical talent he first exhibited at the age of 3 was his true calling.
Haddad’s love of the oud has brought him closer to his Middle Eastern heritage, too, despite last visiting Baghdad in 1990.
His lineage is woven through the history and political fabric of Iraq, a relationship that continues to this day with his youngest brother Fanar, 40, who is a senior adviser to Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi.
Their maternal great-grandfather, Salman Al-Barrak, was a sheikh of the Albu Sultan tribe and took part in the 1920 Iraqi revolt. He was jailed by the British for his efforts.
On his release, Al-Barrak held several ministerial posts in the Iraqi government and completed two stints as the speaker of Parliament, as well as forming part of the country’s first delegation to the League of Nations in 1932. His son Abood Al-Haimous also became an MP.
Haddad himself was born in London after his parents Ali, now 75, and Ghada, 66, left Baghdad in the 1970s as the oppressive Baathist regime gained power.
The family relocated to Abu Dhabi when he was 3, where he spent a happy childhood in Al Bateen, attending first the British School Al Khubairat and then Choueifat International School.
“I feel really at home in Abu Dhabi,” he says. “They speak of multiculturalism in London but it really is multicultural there. I grew up with friends from everywhere – from Ethiopia, to European countries, to Indians and all kinds of Arabs from the Levant and Egypt to Iraq and the Gulf.”
Summers were spent visiting family in Baghdad, where get-togethers usually involved an assortment of musical instruments being produced for an impromptu session and singalong.
"I started drumming when I was 3 and was introduced to keyboards when I was 9," says Haddad. "Everyone had some sort of musical instrument. I came across a darbuka [drum] and it was a natural thing for me. I'm told I used to fall asleep drumming on my belly. It was all Iraqi music because that was what I learnt from my cousins."
When he was 15, Haddad moved back to London with Ghada and his brothers while his father carried on working in the UAE.
“The first year was very hard,” he says. “We went to a boarding school as day pupils. We were the only non-white people in the school and were treated differently. It wasn’t an easy transition but things gradually got better and we made friends.”
He did, he admits, "coast through" the education system, immersing himself in pop music and plastering his walls with posters of the new-wave band Duran Duran and singer/songwriter Nik Kershaw.
Later, during his business degree at the University of Westminster, his interest turned to the genres of dance and techno, and he was frequently to be found out clubbing.
“I was having far too much fun,” he says. “I went off the rails a bit and ended up taking a year out. When the university threatened to kick me out, that snapped me back to reality.”
He graduated in 1998 and worked for a year for his father in Abu Dhabi as a compliance officer. “It was a logical move to join the family business,” he says, “but it wasn’t something I was passionate about at all.
"Even then, it was music I was passionate about but it was never something I thought I could make a living out of at the time.”
On his return to London, he secured a job at a City bank working in hedge fund settlements. Eighteen months into that role, two hijacked planes struck the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York.
For Haddad, the atmosphere in the office changed overnight. "Colleagues I was friends with suddenly didn't want to speak to me any more. One of the most senior bankers was ranting in his office about Arabs," he says, still dismayed at the racist backlash he experienced after 9/11.
“It was a catalyst to move on. I woke one morning and thought, ‘I don’t even like this job or this world. I don’t want to be part of it any more.’ So I resigned.”
Most oud players start at age 5 or 6 and even then spend a lifetime learning
He turned his business acumen instead to working on an Italian restaurant launch with a family friend. That did not last long either. “You have to love it. I thought about it quite deeply and realised the only constant was the love for music.”
Deciding that he could carve out a career as a music producer, he embarked on a diploma course in sound engineering and music technology at Kingston University’s Gateway School of Music.
It was then that Mishaal played the fateful notes that would irresistibly compel his older brother to perpetuate a long tradition.
The oud, a fretless instrument with a short neck and pear-shaped body, is thought to have originated in ancient Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago during the Uruk period. It found its way to Europe in the Middle Ages and by the ninth century the celebrated Iraqi oud player Ziryab was holding the court in Cordoba in thrall.
“It felt right, even before I picked up the oud,” Haddad says, explaining that the sound just spoke to him.
After spending up to 10 hours a day practising, he sought out the best players in the world, signing up to a six-month course with the Iraqi and Egyptian virtuosos Naseer Shamma and Nehad El-Sayed at the Arab Oud House in Cairo.
Shamma, who opened a branch of the prestigious music school Beit Al Oud in Abu Dhabi in 2008, would give masterclasses in the courtyard of a 17th-century merchant's house, an oasis from the chaos of Egypt's capital.
Haddad had invested in a delicately crafted instrument by the famed Basra oud maker Fawzi Munshid, and played diligently from morning until night.
He was, he says, an old student and maintains that he is still getting to grips with the instrument. “Most oud players start at the age of 5 or 6 and even then they spend a lifetime learning.”
Having steeped himself in conventional oud music, he experimented with different styles and sounds. After a friend introduced him to the rhythms of southern Spain, Haddad took flamenco guitar lessons in Granada and adapted the genre for the oud.
“It was a connection bridging East and West,” he says, “a bit like me.”
He has played with several bands and musicians, including Azerbaijani jazz violinist Sabina Rakcheyeva and singer Clara Sanabras. His partnership with the flamenco guitarist Ramon Ruiz led to the formation of a fusion band called Alcazaba. And since 2011, the Attab Haddad Quintet has performed in many London venues, and even taken him as far as Saudi Arabia.
Though he has yet to play in Iraq, Haddad has of late been finding a way back to his regional roots. Since 2016, he has been studying with the Turkish pedagogue Yurdal Tokcan, who innovates with more traditional rhythms.
“For me,” he says, “it’s about getting to the point where you are speaking the same language and you are making a homogeneous thing, rather than saying: ‘Here’s an eastern instrument playing some western music.’”
Along his musical way, Haddad met his wife. Duygu Camurcuoglu, 44, an Istanbul-born conservationist at the British Museum, approached him after a gig and asked for oud lessons.
She never did learn but the pair married in Turkey in 2015 and set up home in Raynes Park on the outskirts of London, where Haddad spends two hours a day tending to their garden, practising his music, and cooking paella and barbecues more often than Middle Eastern dishes.
After a difficult year for musicians in lockdown, Haddad is starting to gig again and manages property as another income stream. He has been writing his third album during the pandemic and hopes that audiences come to appreciate his beloved instrument “on its own merits, rather than because they like Middle Eastern culture”.
Like Haddad senior before him, he has long had an oud sequestered in a closet – a rare model from the early 1900s by Manol, the Greek luthier with a reputation akin to that of Stradivarius. A gift from his father, it has been retired because it is cracked and too delicate to play.
There’s still plenty of life left in the other ouds in Haddad’s collection, though. With a string of luck, they will have many outings yet on his meandering musical journey from East to West, and back again.
Veere di Wedding
Dir: Shashanka Ghosh
Starring: Kareena Kapoo-Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania
Verdict: 4 Stars
Ziina users can donate to relief efforts in Beirut
Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”
Living in...
This article is part of a guide on where to live in the UAE. Our reporters will profile some of the country’s most desirable districts, provide an estimate of rental prices and introduce you to some of the residents who call each area home.
THE BIO
Bio Box
Role Model: Sheikh Zayed, God bless his soul
Favorite book: Zayed Biography of the leader
Favorite quote: To be or not to be, that is the question, from William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Favorite food: seafood
Favorite place to travel: Lebanon
Favorite movie: Braveheart
PROFILE OF CURE.FIT
Started: July 2016
Founders: Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagori
Based: Bangalore, India
Sector: Health & wellness
Size: 500 employees
Investment: $250 million
Investors: Accel, Oaktree Capital (US); Chiratae Ventures, Epiq Capital, Innoven Capital, Kalaari Capital, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Piramal Group’s Anand Piramal, Pratithi Investment Trust, Ratan Tata (India); and Unilever Ventures (Unilever’s global venture capital arm)
Sole survivors
- Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
- George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
- Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
- Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
CABINET%20OF%20CURIOSITIES%20EPISODE%201%3A%20LOT%2036
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EDirector%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3EGuillermo%20del%20Toro%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EStars%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Tim%20Blake%20Nelson%2C%20Sebastian%20Roche%2C%20Elpidia%20Carrillo%3Cbr%3ERating%3A%204%2F5%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Neil Thomson – THE BIO
Family: I am happily married to my wife Liz and we have two children together.
Favourite music: Rock music. I started at a young age due to my father’s influence. He played in an Indian rock band The Flintstones who were once asked by Apple Records to fly over to England to perform there.
Favourite book: I constantly find myself reading The Bible.
Favourite film: The Greatest Showman.
Favourite holiday destination: I love visiting Melbourne as I have family there and it’s a wonderful place. New York at Christmas is also magical.
Favourite food: I went to boarding school so I like any cuisine really.
Sheer grandeur
The Owo building is 14 storeys high, seven of which are below ground, with the 30,000 square feet of amenities located subterranean, including a 16-seat private cinema, seven lounges, a gym, games room, treatment suites and bicycle storage.
A clear distinction between the residences and the Raffles hotel with the amenities operated separately.
The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo
Power: 268hp at 5,600rpm
Torque: 380Nm at 4,800rpm
Transmission: CVT auto
Fuel consumption: 9.5L/100km
On sale: now
Price: from Dh195,000
Harry%20%26%20Meghan
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EDirector%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3ELiz%20Garbus%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EStars%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Duke%20and%20Duchess%20of%20Sussex%0D%3Cbr%3E%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ERating%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3E3%2F5%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Formula%204%20Italian%20Championship%202023%20calendar
%3Cp%3EApril%2021-23%3A%20Imola%3Cbr%3EMay%205-7%3A%20Misano%3Cbr%3EMay%2026-28%3A%20SPA-Francorchamps%3Cbr%3EJune%2023-25%3A%20Monza%3Cbr%3EJuly%2021-23%3A%20Paul%20Ricard%3Cbr%3ESept%2029-Oct%201%3A%20Mugello%3Cbr%3EOct%2013-15%3A%20Vallelunga%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Bert van Marwijk factfile
Born: May 19 1952
Place of birth: Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position: Midfielder
Teams managed:
1998-2000 Fortuna Sittard
2000-2004 Feyenoord
2004-2006 Borussia Dortmund
2007-2008 Feyenoord
2008-2012 Netherlands
2013-2014 Hamburg
2015-2017 Saudi Arabia
2018 Australia
Major honours (manager):
2001/02 Uefa Cup, Feyenoord
2007/08 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord
World Cup runner-up, Netherlands
Lexus LX700h specs
Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor
Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm
Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm
Transmission: 10-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh590,000
WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull
2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight
3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge
4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own
5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed
City's slump
L - Juventus, 2-0
D - C Palace, 2-2
W - N Forest, 3-0
L - Liverpool, 2-0
D - Feyenoord, 3-3
L - Tottenham, 4-0
L - Brighton, 2-1
L - Sporting, 4-1
L - Bournemouth, 2-1
L - Tottenham, 2-1
BULKWHIZ PROFILE
Date started: February 2017
Founders: Amira Rashad (CEO), Yusuf Saber (CTO), Mahmoud Sayedahmed (adviser), Reda Bouraoui (adviser)
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: E-commerce
Size: 50 employees
Funding: approximately $6m
Investors: Beco Capital, Enabling Future and Wain in the UAE; China's MSA Capital; 500 Startups; Faith Capital and Savour Ventures in Kuwait
How to join and use Abu Dhabi’s public libraries
• There are six libraries in Abu Dhabi emirate run by the Department of Culture and Tourism, including one in Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
• Libraries are free to visit and visitors can consult books, use online resources and study there. Most are open from 8am to 8pm on weekdays, closed on Fridays and have variable hours on Saturdays, except for Qasr Al Watan which is open from 10am to 8pm every day.
• In order to borrow books, visitors must join the service by providing a passport photograph, Emirates ID and a refundable deposit of Dh400. Members can borrow five books for three weeks, all of which are renewable up to two times online.
• If users do not wish to pay the fee, they can still use the library’s electronic resources for free by simply registering on the website. Once registered, a username and password is provided, allowing remote access.
• For more information visit the library network's website.
Learn more about Qasr Al Hosn
In 2013, The National's History Project went beyond the walls to see what life was like living in Abu Dhabi's fabled fort:
Red flags
- Promises of high, fixed or 'guaranteed' returns.
- Unregulated structured products or complex investments often used to bypass traditional safeguards.
- Lack of clear information, vague language, no access to audited financials.
- Overseas companies targeting investors in other jurisdictions - this can make legal recovery difficult.
- Hard-selling tactics - creating urgency, offering 'exclusive' deals.
Courtesy: Carol Glynn, founder of Conscious Finance Coaching
Squad: Majed Naser, Abdulaziz Sanqour, Walid Abbas, Khamis Esmail, Habib Fardan, Mohammed Marzouq (Shabab Al Ahli Dubai), Khalid Essa, Muhanad Salem, Mohammed Ahmed, Ismail Ahmed, Ahmed Barman, Amer Abdulrahman, Omar Abdulrahman (Al Ain), Ali Khaseif, Fares Juma, Mohammed Fawzi, Khalfan Mubarak, Mohammed Jamal, Ahmed Al Attas (Al Jazira), Ahmed Rashid, Mohammed Al Akbari (Al Wahda), Tariq Ahmed, Mahmoud Khamis, Khalifa Mubarak, Jassim Yaqoub (Al Nasr), Ali Salmeen (Al Wasl), Yousef Saeed (Sharjah), Suhail Al Nubi (Baniyas)
Company%20profile
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ECompany%20name%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Fasset%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarted%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3E2019%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EFounders%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Mohammad%20Raafi%20Hossain%2C%20Daniel%20Ahmed%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EBased%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Dubai%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ESector%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3EFinTech%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EInitial%20investment%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20%242.45%20million%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ECurrent%20number%20of%20staff%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%2086%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EInvestment%20stage%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Pre-series%20B%0D%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EInvestors%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Investcorp%2C%20Liberty%20City%20Ventures%2C%20Fatima%20Gobi%20Ventures%2C%20Primal%20Capital%2C%20Wealthwell%20Ventures%2C%20FHS%20Capital%2C%20VN2%20Capital%2C%20local%20family%20offices%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Countries offering golden visas
UK
Innovator Founder Visa is aimed at those who can demonstrate relevant experience in business and sufficient investment funds to set up and scale up a new business in the UK. It offers permanent residence after three years.
Germany
Investing or establishing a business in Germany offers you a residence permit, which eventually leads to citizenship. The investment must meet an economic need and you have to have lived in Germany for five years to become a citizen.
Italy
The scheme is designed for foreign investors committed to making a significant contribution to the economy. Requires a minimum investment of €250,000 which can rise to €2 million.
Switzerland
Residence Programme offers residence to applicants and their families through economic contributions. The applicant must agree to pay an annual lump sum in tax.
Canada
Start-Up Visa Programme allows foreign entrepreneurs the opportunity to create a business in Canada and apply for permanent residence.
T10 Cricket League
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
December 14- 17
6pm, Opening ceremony, followed by:
Bengal Tigers v Kerala Kings
Maratha Arabians v Pakhtoons
Tickets available online at q-tickets.com/t10
Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sep 16-20, Insportz, Dubai
16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side
8 There are eight players per team
9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.
5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership
Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.
Zones
A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full
Cricket World Cup League Two
Oman, UAE, Namibia
Al Amerat, Muscat
Results
Oman beat UAE by five wickets
UAE beat Namibia by eight runs
Fixtures
Wednesday January 8 –Oman v Namibia
Thursday January 9 – Oman v UAE
Saturday January 11 – UAE v Namibia
Sunday January 12 – Oman v Namibia
The specs
Engine: 4.0-litre flat-six
Torque: 450Nm at 6,100rpm
Transmission: 7-speed PDK auto or 6-speed manual
Fuel economy, combined: 13.8L/100km
On sale: Available to order now
The specs
Engine: 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbocharged and three electric motors
Power: Combined output 920hp
Torque: 730Nm at 4,000-7,000rpm
Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
Fuel consumption: 11.2L/100km
On sale: Now, deliveries expected later in 2025
Price: expected to start at Dh1,432,000
The%20specs
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EEngine%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3E2.0-litre%204-cyl%20turbo%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EPower%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3E190hp%20at%205%2C600rpm%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ETorque%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3E320Nm%20at%201%2C500-4%2C000rpm%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3ETransmission%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3E7-speed%20dual-clutch%20auto%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EFuel%20consumption%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3E10.9L%2F100km%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EPrice%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3EFrom%20Dh119%2C900%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EOn%20sale%3A%20%3C%2Fstrong%3ENow%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Our family matters legal consultant
Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais
Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
TECH%20SPECS%3A%20APPLE%20WATCH%20SE%20(second%20generation)
%3Cp%3EDisplay%3A%2040mm%2C%20324%20x%20394%3B%2044mm%2C%20368%20x%20448%3B%20Retina%20LTPO%20OLED%2C%20up%20to%201000%20nits%3B%20Ion-X%20glass%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EProcessor%3A%20Apple%20S8%2C%20W3%20wireless%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3ECapacity%3A%2032GB%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EMemory%3A%201GB%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EPlatform%3A%20watchOS%209%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EHealth%20metrics%3A%202nd-gen%20heart%20rate%20sensor%2C%20workouts%2C%20fall%2Fcrash%20detection%3B%20emergency%20SOS%2C%20international%20emergency%20calling%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EConnectivity%3A%20GPS%2FGPS%20%2B%20cellular%3B%20Wi-Fi%2C%20LTE%2C%20Bluetooth%205.3%2C%20NFC%20(Apple%20Pay)%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EDurability%3A%20Water%20resistant%20up%20to%2050m%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EBattery%3A%20269mAh%20Li-ion%2C%20up%20to%2018h%2C%20wireless%20charging%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3ECards%3A%20eSIM%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EFinishes%3A%20Aluminium%3B%20midnight%2C%20silver%2C%20starlight%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EIn%20the%20box%3A%20Watch%20SE%2C%20magnetic-to-USB-C%20charging%20cable%2C%20band%2Floop%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EPrice%3A%20Starts%20at%20Dh999%20(40mm)%20%2F%201%2C119%20(44mm)%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Ferrari 12Cilindri specs
Engine: naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12
Power: 819hp
Torque: 678Nm at 7,250rpm
Price: From Dh1,700,000
Available: Now
Specs
Engine: Duel electric motors
Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
On sale: Available for pre-order now
Price: On request
Six large-scale objects on show
- Concrete wall and windows from the now demolished Robin Hood Gardens housing estate in Poplar
- The 17th Century Agra Colonnade, from the bathhouse of the fort of Agra in India
- A stagecloth for The Ballet Russes that is 10m high – the largest Picasso in the world
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1930s Kaufmann Office
- A full-scale Frankfurt Kitchen designed by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, which transformed kitchen design in the 20th century
- Torrijos Palace dome
