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Burj Rafal

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General information
TypeMixed use; Residential, Commercial Office, Hotel, Serviced Apartments[1]
Architectural styleModernism
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates24°47′32″N46°37′56″E/ 24.79222°N 46.63222°E/24.79222; 46.63222
Construction startedMay 2011[4]
Completed2014
OpeningJune 2013[5]
ManagementStefan Kaminski[6]
Height
Roof308 m (1,010 ft)[2]
Technical details
Structural systemConcrete and Steel, Glass façade[1]
Floor count70 total floors with 68 above ground and 2 below ground[1]and about 17 floors with hotel rooms[3]
Design and construction
Architect(s)P&T Group

Burj Rafal(Arabic:برج رافال) is a skyscraper hotel inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia.[7]It opened in January 2014, its 70 floors constructed on an exclusive 20,000 sqm plot.

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The skyscraper has about 350 rooms and is thetallest residential buildingin Riyadh. It is also one of thetallest hotels in the world.The building had a total cost of about $320 million.[8]

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References

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  1. ^abc"Burj Rafal, Riyadh".Emporis.Emporis GMBH. Archived fromthe originalon May 14, 2015.Retrieved8 April2015.
  2. ^"The World's Tallest Buildings".Emporis.Emporis GMBH. Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2012.Retrieved15 June2014.
  3. ^"Hotel Overview".BusinessTravelNews.Northstar Travel Media LLC.Retrieved15 June2014.
  4. ^"June Opening Set Tallest Riyadh Tower".ArabNews.Arab News.Retrieved8 April2015.
  5. ^"Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski".HotelierMiddleEast.ITP Business Publishing Ltd.Retrieved15 June2014.
  6. ^"Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski receives its first guest".MSN (Arabia).Otventures. Archived fromthe originalon 14 July 2014.Retrieved15 June2014.
  7. ^"Shopping experience gets enriched in Burj Rafal Community".Arab News.Arab News.Retrieved15 June2014.
  8. ^Fahy, Michael."Riyadh's Burj Rafal to complete in September".ConstructionWeekOnline.Business Publishing Ltd.Retrieved15 June2014.
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