HHHR Tower, also known as the Blue Tower, is a supertall
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 ...
,
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 construction of the 72-
floor
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, building started in 2006 and was completed in 2010. Designed by architect
Al Hashemi, the building is primarily residential, with some commercial uses.
When completed in 2010, HHHR Tower was the
second-tallest residential building in the world, surpassed only by
Q1 in Australia, which stands tall. As of 2022, HHHR Tower is the 16th-tallest residential building in the world and the sixth-tallest residential building in Dubai.
The tower comprises 454 residential apartments.
The building was built by a joint venture between Al Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Co., from the UAE and
Hip Hing Construction
Hip Hing Construction Group Ltd. () is a general contractor based in Hong Kong SAR, engaging in various types of construction and civil engineering projects serving the Hong Kong SAR Government and various other domestic and foreign entities i ...
Co. Ltd. from
Hong Kong
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. Another hallmark project by this team is the
Masdar City
Masdar City ( ar, مدينة مصدر, Madīnat Maṣdar, lit=Source City) is a planned city project in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Its core is being built by Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, with the majority ...
in
Abu Dhabi
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.
Construction Gallery
Image:H.H.H. Tower Under Construction on 4 May 2007.jpg, May 4, 2007
Image:HHHR2.jpg, September 14, 2007
Image:H.H.H. Tower Under Construction on 28 December 2007.jpg, December 28, 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 ...
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List of tallest residential buildings
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) defines a residential building as one where 85 percent or more of its total floor area is dedicated to residential usage.
The tallest residential building in the world is Central Park Tow ...
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Al Yaqoub Tower
The Al Yaqoub Tower is a tall skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower topped out in 2010 and was completed in 2013. It has 69 Storey, floors. The building is owned privately by Daro Saifuddin Yaquob, and functi ...
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Gevora Hotel
Gevora Hotel (Arabic: فندق جيفورا) is a tall hotel along E 11 road (United Arab Emirates), Sheikh Zayed Road in the city Dubai, UAE. That height has given the skyscraper the title of tallest hotel building according to ''Guinness World ...
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