The Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre was built in 1979 by Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emir ...
, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The complex comprises the original 39-story office tower, the
World Trade Centre Residence
The Dubai World Trade Centre Residence is a 41-floor tower in the Dubai International Convention Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Opened in 2008, World Trade Centre Residence is managed by Jumeirah Living. Jumeirah Living offers a mix of ...
, eight exhibition halls, the Dubai International Convention Centre, which can accommodate more than 4500 delegates in its multi-purpose hall when set in auditorium style, a business club, and residential apartments with a leisure club.
The DICC has 35,000 square metres of adjoining exhibition space.
Building Type - Convention, Exhibition, Financial
Architect -
Tony Kettle
Tony Kettle is a British architect best known for designing the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland and leading the RMJM team at the Lakhta Centre, Gazprom Headquarters in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Kettle founded his own international architecture fir ...
Location -
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 ...
,
UAE
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 ...
See also
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List of buildings in Dubai
Below is a list of buildings in Dubai. Dubai has a varied set of buildings and structures in different architectural styles. Many modern interpretations of Islamic architecture can be found here due to a boom in construction and architectural in ...
External links
Official site
Buildings and structures in Dubai
Convention centers in the United Arab Emirates
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