Emirates Towers

The Emirates Towers (Arabic: أبراج الإمارات) is a building complex in Dubai that contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, which are connected by a 9,000 m2 (96,875 sq ft) two-story retail complex known as "The Boulevard". The building is owned by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.[4] The two towers, which rise to 354.6 m (1,163 ft) tall to the tip and 241.4 m (792 ft) high of occupied space, respectively, stand as the 51st[5] tallest buildings in the world and 11th tallest in Dubai.[6] The Emirates Towers complex is located on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is a symbol of the city of Dubai. The Emirates Office Tower was constructed by the construction wing of Al Ghurair Investment group[7] and the Emirates Hotel Tower was built by Ssangyong and BESIX subsidiary Six Construct.[8] The hotel has 400 rooms. A curiosity of the design is that the towers have a similar number of floors; the taller office tower actually contains 56 floors above ground, while the hotel tower contains 54 floors. This is because the individual floor heights of the office tower are greater than that of the hotel. The building also contains 17 elevators inside.

Emirates Towers
أبراج الإمارات
The Emirates Towers in 2014
General information
LocationSheikh Zayed Road, Trade Centre 2, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°13′02″N 55°16′59″E
Construction started1996
Completed1999
Opening15 April 2000
Height
Roof355 m (1,165 ft),[1] 309 m (1,014 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count56,[1] 54[2]
Lifts/elevators17,[1] 12[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hazel Wong
Main contractorMultiplex, Besix[3]
References
[1][2]

The design is interesting because both towers have a different number of floors. The taller office tower has 56 floors above ground, while the hotel tower has 54 floors. This is because the office tower's floors are taller. The building has 17 elevators inside.

The Emirates Towers complex is set in over 570,000 m2 (141 acres) of gardens, with lakes, waterfalls and public seating areas. There is parking space for up to 1,500[9] cars.

For a period of time, these towers were the tallest buildings in Dubai.[10]

In 2019, Marcus Sutton was appointed General Manager of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers.[11]

References
  1. "Emirates Tower One - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24.
  2. "Emirates Tower Two - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
  3. "Emirates Tower One". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. "Emirates Tower One - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  5. "100 Tallest Buildings in the World". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  6. "World's Tallest Skyscrapers". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
  7. "Emirates Financial Towers glass works on schedule". 9 November 2008.
  8. "✅ Emirates Towers - Data, Photos & Plans". WikiArquitectura. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  9. Rezmin (2013-06-02). "5 Interesting Facts About Emirates Towers". Things to Do, City Guides, Itineraries, & Travel Tips - Rayna Tours Blog. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  10. "About the Tallest Buildings in the UAE Through the Years - MyBayut".
  11. "Marcus Sutton has been appointed General Manager at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai".
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