Dubai from a bird's eye view

Dubai is getting upset. Quickly, with a flourish. And it is best seen from a bird's-eye view.

Aerial view of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

One of the islands of the World Islands project in Dubai. The islands are located 4 km from the coast of Jumeirah. These artificial islands are shaped like the continents of the world and consist of 300 small private artificial islands divided into 4 categories-private homes, estates, resorts and public islands. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

Construction on one of the islands of the World Islands project in Dubai. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

Aerial view of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

Sheikh Zayed Highway on the background of the world's tallest building "Burj Khalifa" with a height of 828 meters. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

Skyscrapers, yet not comparable to the Burj Khalifa building. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

Sheikh Zayed Highway in Dubai. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

Aerial view of the Al-Farouk Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

Aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah Islands and the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

The silhouette of Dubai with skyscrapers. (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

A bird's-eye view of an artificial island in Dubai. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)

Heavy fog early in the morning near the Dubai waterfront. (REUTERS/Steve Crisp)

The world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. At the time of this photo, the height of the high-rise under construction was 512 meters. (REUTERS/Jumana ElHeloueh)

View from the observation deck on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, casting a shadow over Dubai. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)

Aerial view of the Palm Jebel Ali Island. (REUTERS/Steve Crisp)

Aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai and some already completed residential buildings. (REUTERS/Steve Crisp)

View of the city of Dubai in the haze. (REUTERS/Steve Crisp)

View of the Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai with completed residential buildings. (REUTERS/Steve Crisp)

One of the ships is scooping up sand for construction in Dubai. (REUTERS/Steve Crisp)

Aerial view of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. (REUTERS/Matthias Seifert)

A bird's eye view of the construction work in Dubai. (REUTERS/Matthias Seifert)

Houses on the leaves of the Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai. (REUTERS/Matthias Seifert)

Aerial view of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper. (REUTERS/Matthias Seifert)

Aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)

Aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah Island. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)

Aerial view of the islands of the artificial archipelago "World Islands". (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)

Aerial view of the still unfinished Jebel Ali Palm. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)

Aerial view of Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)