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Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

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The Museum of Islamic Art is a museum building on an artificial peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor along the Corniche in Doha, Qatar, designed to the specifications of the architect I. M. Pei. A purpose built park surrounds the building on two sides, while its western and northern facades face the harbor, and two bridges connect the site to the mainland park.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Museum 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Doha, Qatar 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
2008 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Museum 1
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Museum, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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1. Museum of Islamic Art, Doha (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    The Museum of Islamic Art is a museum building on an artificial peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor along the Corniche in Doha, Qatar, designed to the specifications of the architect I. M. Pei. A purpose built park surrounds the building on two sides, while its western and northern facades face the harbor, and two bridges connect the site to the mainland park.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Museum)
    The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA; Arabic: متحف الفن الإسلامي) is a museum at one end of the seven-kilometer-long (4.3 mi) Corniche in Doha, Qatar. As per architect I. M. Pei's specifications, the museum is built on an island on an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor. A purpose-built park surrounds the building on the eastern and southern facades, while two bridges connec
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2. Museum of Islamic Art, Doha (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (2008)
    Wikidata item Q1148353, property P1619: 2008
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Doha, Qatar
    Wikidata item Q1148353, property P131/P17 (location): Doha, Qatar
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