Dubai and Abu Dhabi have marketed themselves around the world as resorts for the global elite. It’s easy to spot high end sports cars like Lamborghinis on the roads. This luxury life coexists with the presence of a labor force imported from South Asia and the Philippines, with few rights and no chance at future citizenship. This third visual essay on Dubai starts off with a look at the luxury life as expressed on the artificial real estate archipelago of the Palm Jumeirah. The UAE justifies and celebrates its tremendous wealth in the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque located in Abu Dhabi, while the nearby Louvre Abu Dhabi presents a useful contextualization of the luxury life.