Kingdom Centre
- Not to be confused with Kingdom Tower
| Al Mamlaka Tower | |
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| برج المملكة بالرياض | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Mixed use: office, residential, hotel |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 24°42′41″N 46°40′28″E / 24.71139°N 46.67444°ECoordinates: 24°42′41″N 46°40′28″E / 24.71139°N 46.67444°E |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2002 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 302.33 m (991.90 ft)[1] |
| Top floor | 290.40 m (952.76 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 41 2 below ground |
| Floor area | 185,000 m2 (1,991,323 sq ft) |
| Elevator count | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | EL-Seif Engineering Contracting Co.[2] |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket[3] Omrania and Associates |
Kingdom Centre also called Al Mamlaka Tower (Arabic: برج المملكة) is a skyscraper located in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is currently the second tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia with a height of 302.3 m (992 ft). It's also the third tallest building with a hole in the world (after Shanghai World Financial Center and Tuntex Sky Tower).[4] AL-Mamlka Tower contains a total of 41 floors and 2 basement levels.[1] AL-Mamlka Tower is owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a prince of the Saudi royal family. It is also the headquarters of his holding company: Kingdom Holding Company. The total cost of the project was US$ 400 million and the contract was taken by Saudi Arabian Al-Seif and The Italian Impregilo.
AL-Mamlka Tower is situated on Al-Urubah Road between King Fahd Road and Olaya Road in the growing business district of Olaya in Riyadh. AL-Mamlka Tower was the winner of the 2002 Emporis Skyscraper Award, selected as the "Best skyscraper of the world for design". A five-level shopping center, which also won a major design award, fills the eastern tube. The large opening reddens when filled by workers and changes in hue throughout the month.
Besides the shopping mall, AL-Mamlka Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and state-of-the-art apartments. The 56 m (184 ft) long skybridge atop the skyscraper,[5] at a height of 290.4 m (953 ft) top floor, contains a public observation deck and a view of the entire city of Riyadh. The ellipse motif taken from the tower's footprint appears also in the light fixtures, ceiling panels, entrance canopy, wastebins, and furniture. AL-Mamlka Tower is in direct axis with Riyadh's other skyscraper the Al Faisaliyah Center.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kingdom Centre |
- Kingdom Centre official website
- Omrania official website
- CTBUH - Kingdom Centre
- Emporis - Kingdom Centre
- SkyscraperPage - Kingdom Centre
- Emporis - 2002 Emporis Skyscraper Award winners
| Preceded by One Wall Centre (Vancouver, Canada) |
Emporis Skyscraper Award (Gold) 2002 |
Succeeded by 30 St Mary Axe (London, United Kingdom) |
