Kingdom Centre
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Not to be confused with Kingdom Tower or Kingdom Shopping Centre.
| Kingdom Centre | |
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| برج المملكة | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Commercial offices Residential condominiums Hotel |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | King Fahad Road Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 24°42′41″N 46°40′28″E / 24.711389°N 46.674444°ECoordinates: 24°42′41″N 46°40′28″E / 24.711389°N 46.674444°E |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2002 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 302.3 m (991.80 ft) |
| Top floor | 290.4 m (952.76 ft) |
| Observatory | 290.4 m (952.76 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 99 2 below ground |
| Floor area | 185,000 m2 (1,991,323 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket Omrania and Associates |
| Developer | Kingdom Holding Company |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Main contractor | EL-Seif Engineering Contracting |
| References | |
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Kingdom Centre, also called Kingdom Tower (Arabic: برج المملكة), is a 99-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the second tallest skyscraper in the country, [1] and the third tallest building with a hole in the world after the Shanghai World Financial Center and Tuntex Sky Tower.
Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and state-of-the-art apartments. The 56 m (184 ft) skybridge atop the skyscraper.[2]
See also [edit]
- Kingdom Tower
- Emporis Skyscraper Award
- Abraj Al Bait Towers
- Al Faisaliyah Center
- List of tallest buildings in Saudi Arabia
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kingdom Centre |
- Kingdom Centre official website
- Omrania official website
- Kingdom Centre at Ellerbe Becket
- 2002 Emporis Skyscraper Award winners
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