Al Yaqoub Tower

Al Yaqoub Tower

Al Yaqoub Tower under construction in January 2008
General information
Coordinates
Construction started 2006
Estimated completion 2011
Opening 2011[1]
Height
Roof 330 metres (1,083 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count 79 (1 basement floor)[2]
Design and construction
Architect Eng. Adnan Saffarini[2]

The Al Yaqoub Tower is a 330 m (1,080 ft) tall skyscraper under construction along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower topped out in 2010, with the expected completion in 2011.[3] It will have 72 floors.[2] On completion, the building will become the second tallest clock tower in the world behind Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower, although surpassing the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Contents

Construction gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=389
  2. ^ a b c d "Al Yaqoub Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=alyaqoubtower-dubai-unitedarabemirates. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
  3. ^ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=389

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