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Buildings serve several needs of society – primarily
as shelter from weather and as general living space, to provide privacy,
to store belongings and to comfortably live and work. This time GCC's 20
tallest towers are under construction.
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Al Yaqoub Tower, Dubai
(Hotel-Residential - 328m, 1076ft - 69 floors - due to be complete 2013)
The Al Yaqoub Tower is a 328 m (1,076 ft) tall skyscraper being built
along Sheikh Zayed Road near to Dubai International Financial Centre.
The tower topped out in 2010 and is expected to complete construction
soon. Once it does, the building will become the second- tallest clock
tower in the world behind Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower in Mecca. |
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Lamar Tower 1, Jeddah
(Office-Residential - 322m, 1056ft, 70 floors - due to be completed
2015)
Lamar Towers are a pair of skyscrapers currently under construction in
the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Located on Jeddah Corniche, Tower 1
will be 350m (1,150 ft) tall with 72 floors above ground. Construction
began in 2008 and, when completed later this year, Tower 1 will be the
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Burj Rafal, Riyadh
(Hotel-Residential - 308m, 1010ft - 70 floors - due to be completed
2014)
The Burj Rafal will be the tallest residential tower in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia when it completes in September. The tower, which is named
after its Riyadh-based developer, is being built by Dubai Contracting Co
in its first major project in the Kingdom. The $320m tower contains
exclusive residential apartments on its higher floors, but the lower
levels and a six-storey podium will house Kempinski's first hotel in
Saudi Arabia. A soft launch of the hotel is expected to get underway
after Ramadan. |
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KAFD World Trade Center, Riyadh
(Office - 303m, 994ft - 67 floors - due to be completed 2014)
The Riyadh Investment Company, the building's owner, commissioned
Gensler and builder Saudi Bin Laden Group, to create an iconic
architectural landmark within the new the King Abdullah Financial
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Dubai Pearl Tower, Dubai
(Residential - 300m, 984ft - 73 floors - due to be completed 2016)
Dubai Pearl is a 73-storey, 300 m (984 ft), tall residential skyscraper
under construction along Al Sufouh Road in Dubai. The $6bn project
consists of four mixed-use towers connected together at the base, and by
a sky bridge at the top. Once completed Dubai Pearl will accommodate
9,000 residents and its commercial sector will employ 12,000 people. The
project, which is being built by Habtoor Leighton Group, was originally
due to complete in 2013 but has faced several delays and construction
work on the site in recent months has been limited. (Credit: ITP Images)
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NBK Tower, Kuwait City
(Office - 300m, 984ft - 70 floors - due to be completed 2016)
The 300m tower is being built for National Bank of Kuwait as its new
headquarters. Piling work has recently completed on the Tower, which has
a distinctive oyster-themed design created by UK-based Foster &
Partners. It is being built by main contractor Al Ahmadiah, with Projacs
operating as project manager.
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D1 Tower, Dubai
(Residential - 284m, 932ft - 80 floors - due to be completed 2013)
D1 (meaning Dubai Number One) is an 80-floor, 284 m (932 ft) tall
residential skyscraper that will feature skyrise lounge, private cinema,
indoor pool, gymnasium and concierge services. D1 is being built on
Dubai's creekside by Kele Contracting, adjacent to the site where the
delayed Palazzo Versace Dubai hotel will be built.
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City of Lights C1 Tower, Abu Dhabi
(Office - 282m, 926ft - 62 floors - due to be completed 2014)
The C1 Tower is the tallest being built on the 13-tower City of Lights
project at Al Reem Island. The tower, which is being built by Brookfield
Multiplex, topped out earlier this month and is due for completion by
the end of this year. It will house office space and is linked via a
podium to C12 tower, which has been earmarked for future use as a hotel.
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Al Hekma Tower, Dubai
(Office - 282m 925ft - 64 floors - due to be completed 2014)
The Al Hekma Tower is a 64-floor tower under construction along Sheikh
Zayed Road in Dubai. (Credit: Skyscrapercity.com)
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