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 | |
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  Location within Dubai | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE |
| Coordinates | 25°12′58.87″N 55°16′47.34″E / 25.2163528°N 55.2798167°E |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 29 March 2013 |
| Opened | 2013[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 328 m (1,076 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 69 (1 basement floor)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Eng. Adnan Saffarini[2] |
| Developer | Remamco Real Estate |
The building design was inspired by Elizabeth Tower (more commonly known as Big Ben) in London, due to which, the tower is also called the Big Ben of Dubai. However, no clock face is present on Al Yaqoub Tower. It also bears a resemblance to the Gevora Hotel, a building located directly north of it.
Construction gallery
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4 May 2007 -
28 December 2007
See also
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edit- ^ "Al Yaqoub Tower". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Al Yaqoub Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat".
- ^ "Al Yaqoub Tower – the Skyscraper Center".
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