Thursday, 12 February 2015

Princes tower (DUBAI)

The Princess Tower is a 101 story, 414 m (1,358 ft)[2] tall residential skyscraper located in the Marina district of DubaiUAE. Princess Tower was the world's tallest residential building in 2012.
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.
The Princess Tower is the second-highest skyscraper in Dubai, with it being exactly half the height of the highest skyscraper, the 828 m high Burj Khalifa.

General information
StatusComplete



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Construction started2006
Estimated completion2012
Opening2012
Height
Antenna spire414 m (1,358 ft)[2]
Roof392 m (1,286 ft)[3]
Top floor357 m (1,171 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count101, plus 6 basement floors[1]
Floor area171,175 m2(1,842,512 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectEng. Adnan Saffarini Office
DeveloperTameer Holding Investment LLC
Main contractorArabian Construction Company (ACC)

The dome and mast of Dubai's landmark Princess Tower has been completed, making it the world's tallest residential tower at a final height of 414 metres.
The Dubai Marina development stands at 107 storeys and encompasses basement floors, a ground floor and 100 above-ground levels.
. Princess Tower is now the tallest residential building in the entire world and its iconic status as a residential super-high rise makes it a very prestigious and sought-after address to live in."
A few years worth of challenges culminated in the successful assembly of the dome, topped off by a decorative mast, weighing 110 tonnes, of steel and aluminium.
Occupying a land area of 37,410 square feet, Princess Tower houses 763 luxury apartments, including one, two, three, four-bedroom apartments

The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, is 828 metres.

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