Near Doha Port, Doha, Qatar
MIA stands for Museum of Islamic Art. MIA Park is a crescent-shaped park adjacent to the museum, which covers a total area of 290,000 square metres. Open all year long, it's said that the park offers the best vantage point for the skyline of Doha. A bazaar is held at the park every Friday and Saturday from afternoon till 8.00pm.
My BFF and I didn't visit the park after the museum, but on a different day.
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| I didn't mention this earlier, but the architect of the museum is Ieoh Ming Pei, a Chinese American. |
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| That looks like a set of lower jaw teeth, no? |
Let's beat Type 2 diabetes! Start by walking 10,000 steps a day.
Despite the strong midday sun, we were determined to walk all the way to the end of the park.
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| I wonder what were those vessels doing there? |
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| Are you able to distinguish between the flag of Qatar and that of Bahrain? |
I suppose the park is much more fun when the bazaar is on. It was really quiet when we went there on a Monday morning.
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| I can't decide whether they look funny or a bit creepy. |
MIA Park Cafe operates every single day from 11.00am to 11.00pm. It also sells a picnic basket for QAR 50.00 (~S$18.60).
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| I should've taken a photo of Pikachu and Melon sitting on those. |
It was rather foggy that morning, so we didn't manage to get a very nice view of the city skyline.
The '7' sculpture is situated at the northern end of the park. It celebrates the spiritual and scientific significance of the number in Islamic culture.
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| Consisting of seven steel plates, the height of the sculpture is almost 80 feet or 24.4 m. |
The sculpture was designed by an American artist that goes by the name of Richard Serra. Unveiled in 2011, it's his tallest artwork to date.
In total, we only saw four other people at the park.
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| I only noticed that small jetty on my way back to the entrance of the park. |
From there, we were headed to Souq Waqif for lunch.
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