About two weeks ago the Villagio Mall was on fire. It was a story that ran through the town very quickly. In this small country of Qatar and its capital city there isn't much to do for entertainment. In the modern Arab world the mall is the center of activity - dining, shopping, entertainment, etc. The Villagio is probably the best Qatar has to offer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18243136
It opened in 2006 in time for the Asian games and it was labeled the largest mall in Qatar. It was beautiful as malls go. If you are familiar with the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas, its interior was modeled after it, down to the Gondola ride.
The fire two weeks ago was a tragedy in many ways but most importantly the loss of 13 young lives that will never know what life will be like. In that loss there is a lot of pain for the families that lost their children, like the parents of the New Zealand triplets - Lillie, Jackson and Willsher Weekes. God bless them and protect their families in their time of sadness.
http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16243466
http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16238809
I don't know what will happen with the mall, it has been closed since the fire. I'm sure a lot will take place before it reopens - arrests have been made, investigations are taking place and damage repaired.
When I first arrived in Qatar I was taken there as an example of what Qatar had to offer. In the rest of this blog I want to share some of the photos of what the mall had to offer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18243136
It opened in 2006 in time for the Asian games and it was labeled the largest mall in Qatar. It was beautiful as malls go. If you are familiar with the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas, its interior was modeled after it, down to the Gondola ride.
The fire two weeks ago was a tragedy in many ways but most importantly the loss of 13 young lives that will never know what life will be like. In that loss there is a lot of pain for the families that lost their children, like the parents of the New Zealand triplets - Lillie, Jackson and Willsher Weekes. God bless them and protect their families in their time of sadness.
http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16243466
http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16238809
I don't know what will happen with the mall, it has been closed since the fire. I'm sure a lot will take place before it reopens - arrests have been made, investigations are taking place and damage repaired.
When I first arrived in Qatar I was taken there as an example of what Qatar had to offer. In the rest of this blog I want to share some of the photos of what the mall had to offer.
