Kingdom Centre
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- Not to be confused with Kingdom Tower
| Kingdom Tower | |
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| برج المملكة | |
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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) |
| Elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | EL-Seif Engineering Contracting Co.[2] |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket[3] Omrania and Associates |
Kingdom Centre also called Kingdom 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] Kingdom Tower contains a total of 41 floors and 2 basement levels.[1] Kingdom 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.
Kingdom Centre is situated on Al-Urubah Road between King Fahd Road and Olaya Road in the growing business district of Olaya in Riyadh. Kingdom 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, Kingdom 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. Kingdom Center is in direct axis with Riyadh's other skyscraper 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) |
