Al Yaqoub Tower

Al Yaqoub Tower
Location within Dubai
General information
Location	Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Coordinates	25°12′58.87″N 55°16′47.34″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 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]

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
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  28 December 2007

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Dubai
• List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates

References

1. "Al Yaqoub Tower". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
2. "Al Yaqoub Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
3. "Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat".
4. "Al Yaqoub Tower – the Skyscraper Center".

External links

• Al Yaqoub Group ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• CTBUH