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fast food restaurant and was subsequently acquired by the
Sharjah Art Foundation for use as a community centre, display space and arts centre. The original café at The Flying Saucer was opened by entrepreneur Gerard Raymond, whose Gerard's Cafés became a popular local brand with branches in Sharjah,
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camp in Dasman. Its distinctive shape led to the naming of the roundabout by local residents. The Flying Saucer consists of a star-shaped canopy around a seven-metre-high dome over a circular arrangement of eight columns and V-shaped pillars. The building's facade is panoramic.
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Sharjah suburbs of Dasman, Ghubaibah, Yarmouk and Ramla and gave its name to the eponymous Flying Saucer Roundabout until this was razed to make way for the current road network.
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Workspace at the Flying Saucer comprises a Fen Cafe, library and shop as well as a number of projectors for screenings, a meeting room and an event space.
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The Flying Saucer is one of a number of 1970s and '80s buildings under restoration by
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