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Revision as of 13:27, 6 November 2010
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| General information | |
| Location | Riyadh,  Saudi Arabia |
| 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) |
| Lifts/elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ellerbe Becket[2] Omrania and Associates [1] |
| Engineer | Omrania and Associates [2] |
Kingdom Centre also called Burj Al-Mamlaka (Arabic: برج المملكة) is a skyscraper located in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia (will be surpassed by Abraj Al Bait Towers) and the 55th tallest building in the world with a height of 302.3 m (992 ft). It's also the third tallest building with hole in the world (after SWFC and Tuntex Sky Tower).[3] It is also host to the highest mosque in the world after the mosque in the Burj Khalifa. The Tower Contains a total of 41 floors and 2 basement levels.[1] The Kingdom Centre 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$ 1 billion[citation needed] and the contract was taken by Saudi Arabian Al-Seif and The Italian Impregilo.
Kingdom Centre is situated in Al-Urubah Road between King Fahd Road and Olaya Road in the growing business district of Olaya in Riyadh. Kingdom Centre 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 east wing. The large opening is illuminated at night in continuously changing colors.
Besides the shopping mall, the Centre includes the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and state-of-the-art apartments. The 100 meter long skybridge atop the skyscraper, at a height of 290.4 m (953 ft), 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 centre is in direct axis with Riyadh's other skyscraper the Al Faisaliyah Center. It creates a silhouetted skyline in the evening.
References
See also
- Emporis Skyscraper Award
- List of world's most expensive single objects
- Abraj Al Bait Towers
- Al Faisaliyah Center