Al Yaqoub Tower

The Al Yaqoub Tower is a 328 m (1,076 ft) tall skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower topped out in 2010 and was completed in 2013.[3] It has 69 floors.[2] The building is owned privately by Daro Saifuddin Yaquob, and functions as a 224-room hotel.[4]

Al Yaqoub Tower
Location within Dubai
General information
LocationSheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Coordinates25°12′58.87″N 55°16′47.34″E
Construction started2006
CompletedMarch 29, 2013
Opened2013[1]
Height
Roof328 m (1,076 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count69 (1 basement floor)[2]
Design and construction
ArchitectEng. Adnan Saffarini[2]
DeveloperRemamco Real Estate

The building design was inspired by Elizabeth Tower (more commonly known as Big Ben) in London. However, no clock face is present on Al Yaqoub Tower. It also bears a resemblance to The Tower, a building located directly north of it.

  • 4 May 2007
  • 28 December 2007

See also

References
  1. http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building.php?building_id=%20389
  2. "Al Yaqoub Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  3. http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=389
  4. http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/al-yaqoub-tower/389


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