The Al Yaqoub Tower is a tall
skyscraper
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on
Sheikh Zayed Road
E 11 ( ar, شارع ﺇ ١١) is a highway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The longest road in the Emirates, it stretches from Al-Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras al-Khaimah emirate, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastl ...
in
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
. The tower topped out in 2010 and was completed in 2013. It has 69
floors
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.
The building is owned privately by Daro Saifuddin Yaquob, and functions as a 224-room hotel.
The building design was inspired by
Elizabeth Tower
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(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.
Construction gallery
File:Al Yaquob Tower Under Construction on 4 May 2007.jpg, 4 May 2007
File:Al Yaquob Tower Under Construction on 28 December 2007.jpg, 28 December 2007
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Dubai
Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is home to many extremely tall modern high-rises, 108 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa, which rises and contains 163 floors. The tower has ...
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List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates
This list of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranks skyscrapers based on official height. The tallest building in the UAE is Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which rises and contains 163 floors. The tower has stood as both the tallest b ...
References
External links
Al Yaqoub Group
CTBUH
Hotel buildings completed in 2011
2011 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Skyscraper hotels in Dubai
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