The Maze Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 20, 2024

Ever wondered what the largest vertical maze was in the world ? Well, it seems I have discovered it (I think I was late to the party)…and I am going to tell you all about it today.

The Maze Tower is a 55-story mixed-use skyscraper located on Sheikh Zayed Road, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was developed by Al Rostamani and completed in 2011. The building has a distinctive maze-like design, and is officially recognized by Guinness World Records as having the world's tallest vertical maze.

Check out this set of pics of the building from https://perierga.gr/

The Maze Tower has a total height of 689 feet (210 meters) with a total floor area of 1.2 million square feet. The building is mixed-use, with 25 office floors, a garden floor, 24 residential floors, and a roof with a swimming pool. The Tower is also home to the Al Rostamani International Exchange head office. The Maze Tower is a popular tourist destination in Dubai where visitors can take a tour of the building and learn about its unique design which offers stunning views of the city skyline.

Here are some facts about the Maze Tower:

The building was designed by the German architectural firm Planquadrat.
The building is LEED Gold certified, which means that it meets high standards of environmental sustainability.
The maze pattern on the building is made up of over 1,000 individual pieces of glass.
The maze is lined with LEDs which illuminate the maze at night.

Want to rent an apartment in the tower ? This quick video has you covered.

If you visit Dubai, check out this awesome maze ! If you are more interested in having a maze/labyrinth made for you check out this post of the best builders !

THE ULTIMATE DIRECTORY OF MAZE AND LABYRINTH BUILDERS: THE TOP 13 BUILDERS IN THE WORLD

Maze of the Week #100 - Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán

November 27, 2023

I am very excited to present Maze of the Week #100 ! This maze took me a long time to complete. I started it on March 15 and completed it on September 10. I took a break from it for a few months while I worked on other projects (and over 30 different other mazes). In the end I finished the maze and hope you enjoy the result. Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán is located in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. This church was a 10 minute walk from where I lived in the Winter and I visited it often. I have over 50 pictures on my camera of the church to prove this !

The groundbreaking of this church began in 1572 and was completed in 1724. You can read about the history here. The architecture of the church is amazing and it is worth a visit if you are in the area. This is my 4th maze from Oaxaca, and 2nd church (the other church is only 1 block away !):

Monte Alban

Templo de Sangre de Cristo

Mexican Door

YouTube: While there are videos showing just the church, since I lived in the city, I wanted to include a longer form video about the entire city.

Photo: taken by me

The Maze: Mostly black and white with a bit of color where I felt it would help define the shape. This is a very large scale maze and the bigger the better. I designed it at 35 x 73 inches, so a 3x6 foot poster is how it is meant to be viewed and printed.

Laberinto de Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán

And after a month I went back and made a color version ! I love how it turned it

Laberinto de Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán en color

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download of the black and white version is available on the homepage. Please check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze being made and solved!!

Coming in December:

Holiday themed mazes in a new style !

Maze of the Week #99 - Berlin Planetarium

November 20, 2023

Maze of the Week #99 takes us to the capital of Germany, with a maze of the Berlin Planetarium, and specifically the Zeiss-Großplanetarium (Zeiss Grand Planetarium). This maze has a lot of similarities to my maze of Spaceship Earth at Epcot Center. I visited Berlin and really enjoyed the city a lot but am upset that I did not visit this planetarium.

YouTube: In German, but at 10 second mark you get a good look at the building !

Photo: flickr, hosszuka. I like the skyline shadows on the planetarium in this photo.

The Maze: Black and white. Draw and cut construction. I considered hiding a message in the solution…but did not ?

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available on the homepage. Please check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze being made and solved!!

Coming next week:

Maze #100 - A large scale maze I hope you’ll love !

Maze of the Week #95 - Gibraltar Point Lighthouse

October 23, 2023

Maze of the Week #95 is of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in Toronto, Canada. Constructed in 1808, this is the oldest lighthouse on the Great Lakes. As we get closer to Halloween I must ask - Is the lighthouse haunted ? Yes. Would you believe maybe ? Then would you believe it could have been but no longer is ? The very first lighthouse keeper, John Paul Radelmüller, is believed to have been violently murdered and is Toronto oldest cold case. You can read about this mystery on this website about Toronto. Or, just watch the video below !

YouTube:

Photo: Padraic Ryan, wikipedia

The Maze: I went with color but left out the surrounding trees. I added shadows and like how they came out.

I hope you enjoy the maze. Maze download is available on the homepage. Please check out my YouTube channel where you can watch this maze being made and solved!!

Coming next week:

A Halloween maze