Dubai World Trade Centre

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Dubai World Trade Centre on 4 May 2007
Dubai World Trade Centre on 4 May 2007
DWTC is the building in the middle (on 28 December 2007)
DWTC is the building in the middle (on 28 December 2007)

The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) (Arabic: مركز التجارة العالمي دبي‎) is a business complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, built by H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. It is located along Sheikh Zayed Road at the Trade Centre Roundabout. The complex is comprised of the original tower (built in 1979), eight exhibition halls, the Dubai International Convention Centre, and residential apartments.

The 39-story office tower stands 149 metres (489 feet) tall and a majority of the floors are let commercially. At the time it was built, it was the tallest building in Dubai (and UAE) and the first high rise along Sheikh Zayed Road.[1] The tenants of the building include Federal Express, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, MasterCard International, Schlumberger, Sony, and the consulates of Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States of America.[2] The building is featured on the 100 dirham banknote.

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  1. ^ Dubai World Trade Centre - Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre
  2. ^ DWTC Tower

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Coordinates: 25°13′32.10″N, 55°17′19.57″E