Princess Tower
25°5′19.05″N55°8′48.69″E/ 25.0886250°N 55.1468583°E
Princess Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Architectural style | Postmodern |
Construction started | 25 February 2006[3] |
Opening | 9 September 2012 |
Height | |
Architectural | 413.4 m (1,356 ft) |
Antenna spire | 414 m (1,358 ft)[1] |
Roof | 392 m (1,286 ft)[2] |
Top floor | 356.9 m (1,171 ft)[3] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 101, plus 6 basement floors[3] |
Floor area | 171,175 m2(1,842,512 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 13 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Eng. Adnan Saffarini Office |
Developer | Tameer Holding Investment LLC |
Main contractor | Arabian Construction Company (ACC) |
Other information | |
Parking | 957 |
ThePrincess Tower(Arabic:برج الأميرة) is a 101-story, 413.4 m (1,356 ft)[1]tallresidential-onlyskyscraperlocated in theMarinadistrict ofDubai,UAE.[4]As of September 2022, Princess Tower is thethird tallest building in Dubai,after theBurj KhalifaandMarina 101and the36th tallest building in the world.[5]Princess Tower was thetallest residential building in the worldfrom 2012 to 2015, when it was overtaken by432 Park AvenueinNew York City.
Overview[edit]
The tower's engineering was performed by Syed Majid Hashmi as the Chief Structural Engineer and his deputy manager Mohammad Ali Alogaily.
The building comprises 763 units, 957 underground parking bays (spread over six floors), and eight retail outlets. The building was completed and delivered by its developer, Tameer Holdings, in September 2012.[6]
The development stands at 107 stories and includes basement floors, a ground floor and 100 levels above ground.[7]
The development also features an indoor swimming pool, outdoor swimming pool, fully functioning gymnasium, sauna, steam room, exercise studio, multiple games rooms, children's play area, banqueting hall and an Observation Deck on the 97th floor with Wifi access.[8]
Construction gallery[edit]
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9 November 2007
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1 February 2008
Gallery[edit]
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View from the street
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Outdoor pools and sunbathing area for residents
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View from 90th floor: Palm Jumeirah
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View from 90th floor: JBR and Ain Dubai
See also[edit]
- List of tallest buildings in Dubai
- List of buildings with 100 floors or more
- List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates
- List of tallest residential buildings in the world
- World One
References[edit]
- ^ab"Princess Tower | Buildings".Dubai /: Emporis. Archived fromthe originalon 24 March 2012.Retrieved21 August2012.
- ^"Princess Tower".Skyscraperpage.Retrieved19 December2010.
- ^abc"The Skyscraper Center".Buildingdb.ctbuh.org.Retrieved20 January2018.
- ^"Princess Tower".Emporis. Archived fromthe originalon 6 February 2007.Retrieved26 September2007.
- ^"Tallest 100 Residential Buildings".Retrieved19 September2015.
- ^Sambidge, Andy (12 September 2012)."Tameer delivers world's highest homes - Real Estate,GCC,Middle East,Real Estate,Real Estate,Property".ArabianBusiness.Retrieved20 January2018.
- ^"Dubai's Princess Tower becomes world's tallest residential tower".The National. 1 February 2012.Retrieved20 January2018.
- ^"Princess Towers Dubai".24 September 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 27 March 2018.Retrieved9 April2019.
External links[edit]
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