00:00Each country, each city, has their own icons and iconic wonders.
00:05It can be a place, a personality, a hidden garden, a two-bench eatery, a colossal landmark.
00:11As Oman celebrates its 50th National Day, we look at some of the most iconic elements
00:16of its capital city, Muscat.
00:18The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, a wonderful place serenading beauty and peace.
00:23The Royal Opera House, an iconic structure not just for Oman but for the entire Middle
00:29East, opened its doors in 2011 and saw a great many artists from around the world perform
00:33here.
00:34Muscat International Airport, from the old location to a new one, the brand new airport
00:40was opened two years ago.
00:41The Burj Al Sahwa Roundabout, the most vivid and strongest of landmarks in Oman.
00:46Karam Park and the Rose Gardens, names that are synonymous with weekend outings for as
00:51long as most of us can remember.
00:53The Matra Souq, bustling with colour and flavour of traditional merchandise and modern
00:58artefacts, a place one never grows tired of visiting.
01:02The Corniche across the road from the Souq, to feel the sea breeze, see the bobbing doves
01:07and ships, you gotta feel it as words won't do justice to this quaint place full of history.
01:13Riyam Park, that white dome, that is a symbolic landmark in every image of Matra and Muscat.
01:19Kids love this park, why kids, even adults.
01:22Musa's Coffee Shop, 25 years of amazing karak chai and snacks.
01:26The two majestic palaces in Muscat, one which is still a palace and the other which is a
01:31leading luxury hotel in the region.
01:34The imposing grandeur that is Al Alam Palace in the old town of Muscat and Al Bastan Palace
01:39which is a Ritz Carlton Hotel.
01:41Last but not the least, Chips Oman.
01:44There are plenty of others that would surely find a place in the iconic list of Muscat
01:48and Oman, that and more later.
