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The Emirates Towers (Arabic: أبراج الإمارات) is a building complex in Dubai that contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, which are connected by a 9,000 m2 (96,875 sq ft) two-story retail complex known as "The Boulevard". The building is owned by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.[4] The two towers, which rise to 354.6 m (1,163 ft) tall to the tip and 241.4 m (792 ft) high of occupied space, respectively, stand as the 51st[5] tallest buildings in the world and 11th tallest in Dubai.[6] The Emirates Towers complex is located on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is a symbol of the city of Dubai. The Emirates Office Tower was constructed by the construction wing of Al Ghurair Investment group[7] and the Emirates Hotel Tower was built by Ssangyong and BESIX subsidiary Six Construct.[8] The hotel has 400 rooms. A curiosity of the design is that the towers have a similar number of floors; the taller office tower actually contains 56 floors above ground, while the hotel tower contains 54 floors. This is because the individual floor heights of the office tower are greater than that of the hotel. The building also contains 17 elevators inside. The grounds of these towers are so vast that one of the most popular features of the Emirates Towers are peacocks belonging to the nearby Zabeel Palace that are left to roam around.[9]
| Emirates Towers | |
|---|---|
أبراج الإمارات | |
 The Emirates Towers in 2023 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sheikh Zayed Road, Trade Centre 2, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°13′02″N 55°16′59″E / 25.21722°N 55.28306°E |
| Construction started | 1996 |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Opening | 15 April 2000 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 355 m (1,165 ft),[1] 309 m (1,014 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 56,[1] 54[2] |
| Lifts/elevators | 17,[1] 12[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hazel Wong |
| Main contractor | Multiplex, Besix[3] |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The Emirates Towers complex is set in over 570,000 m2 (141 acres) of gardens, with lakes, waterfalls and public seating areas. There is parking space for up to 1,500[10] cars.
For a period of time, these towers were the tallest buildings in Dubai.[11]
In 2019, Marcus Sutton was appointed General Manager of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Emirates Tower One - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24.
- ^ a b c d "Emirates Tower Two - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
- ^ "Emirates Tower One". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Emirates Tower One - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "100 Tallest Buildings in the World". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "World's Tallest Skyscrapers". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Emirates Financial Towers glass works on schedule". 9 November 2008.
- ^ "✅ Emirates Towers - Data, Photos & Plans". WikiArquitectura. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Emirates Towers: Nerve centre of UAE". gulfnews.com. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Rezmin (2013-06-02). "5 Interesting Facts About Emirates Towers". Things to Do, City Guides, Itineraries, & Travel Tips - Rayna Tours Blog. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "About the Tallest Buildings in the UAE Through the Years - MyBayut". 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Marcus Sutton has been appointed General Manager at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai".
External links
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Media related to Emirates Towers at Wikimedia Commons- Emirates Tower One on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
- Emirates Tower Two on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
