Al Yaqoub Tower

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Al Yaqoub Tower

Al Yaqoub Tower under construction in January 2008
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 2011
Opening 2011[1]
Height
Roof 330 metres (1,083 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count 79 (1 basement floor)[2]
Design and construction
Architect Eng. Adnan Saffarini[2]

The Al Yaqoub Tower is a 330 m (1,080 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 2011.[3] It will have 72 floors.[2] On completion, the building will become the second tallest clock tower in the world behind Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower, although surpassing the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Contents

[edit] Construction gallery

  • 28 December 2007

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=389
  2. ^ a b c d "Al Yaqoub Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=alyaqoubtower-dubai-unitedarabemirates. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
  3. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=389

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