Al Yaqoub Tower

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Al Yaqoub Tower
Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE.jpg
Al Yaqoub Tower under construction on Sheikh Zayed Road (left side of image)
General information
Coordinates 25°12′58.87″N 55°16′47.34″E / 25.2163528°N 55.2798167°E / 25.2163528; 55.2798167Coordinates: 25°12′58.87″N 55°16′47.34″E / 25.2163528°N 55.2798167°E / 25.2163528; 55.2798167
Construction started 2006
Estimated completion 2013[1]
Height
Roof 328 m (1,076 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count 69 (1 basement floor)[2]
Design and construction
Architect Eng. Adnan Saffarini[2]

The Al Yaqoub Tower is a 328 m (1,076 ft) tall skyscraper under construction along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower topped out in 2010, with the expected completion in 2013.[3] It will have 69 floors.[2] On completion, the building will become the second tallest clock tower in the world behind Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower, also surpassing the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building in Tokyo, Japan.

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