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| Emirates Towers | |
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أبراج الإمارات | |
 The Emirates Towers in 2023 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Sheikh Zayed Road,Trade Centre 2,Dubai,United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°13′02″N55°16′59″E / 25.21722°N 55.28306°E /25.21722; 55.28306 |
| Construction started | 1996 |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Opening | 15 April 2000 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 355 m (1,165 ft),[1] 309 m (1,014 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 56,[1] 54[2] |
| Lifts/elevators | 17,[1] 12[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hazel Wong |
| Main contractor | Multiplex,Besix[3] |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
TheEmirates Towers (Arabic:أبراج الإمارات) is a building complex in Dubai that contains theEmirates Office Tower andJumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, which are connected by a 9,000 m2 (96,875 sq ft) two-story retail complex known as "The Boulevard". The building is owned bySheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.[4] The two towers, which rise to 354.6 m (1,163 ft) tall to the tip and 241.4 m (792 ft) high of occupied space, respectively, stand as the 51st[5]tallest buildings in the world and 11th tallest in Dubai.[6] The Emirates Towers complex is located on theSheikh Zayed Road inDubai,United Arab Emirates, and is a symbol of the city ofDubai. The Emirates Office Tower was constructed by the construction wing ofAl Ghurair Investment group[7] and the Emirates Hotel Tower was built bySsangyong andBESIX subsidiarySix Construct.[8] The hotel has 400 rooms.A curiosity of the design is that the towers have a similar number of floors; the taller office tower actually contains 56 floors above ground, while the hotel tower contains 54 floors. This is because the individual floor heights of the office tower are greater than that of the hotel. The building also contains 17 elevators inside. The grounds of these towers are so vast that one of the most popular features of the Emirates Towers are peacocks belonging to the nearbyZabeel Palace that are left to roam around.[9]
The Emirates Towers complex is set in over 570,000 m2 (141acres) ofgardens, withlakes,waterfalls and public seating areas. There isparking space for up to 1,500[10]cars.
For a period of time, these towers were the tallest buildings in Dubai.[11]
In 2019, Marcus Sutton was appointed General Manager of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers.[12]
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