People have longed for the stars at all times. But in the era of modern progress, the achievements seem to have surpassed all expectations. Skyscrapers fly to the clouds more and more rapidly, and after them on the elevator - curious travelers and tourists. If we talk about skyscrapers in the UAE , then this is an occasion for a separate tour with a mandatory visit to all high-rise buildings: here they simply can not be counted.
What are they - skyscrapers in Dubai?
In the youngest and chic city of the UAE and modernity, Dubai , the construction of skyscrapers is a way of life and the constant perfection of mind and technology. Mostly all high-rise buildings are located in the area of Dubai Marina on the highway Sheikh Zayd . The construction boom for the construction of the skyscrapers in Dubai was in 1999. How many skyscrapers are in Dubai? In 2011, 38 new towers appeared in the largest administrative center of the UAE, the height of which exceeds 220 m and about 19 buildings are under construction. According to the architectural plans of the UAE, the city of Dubai should be the first city in the world in terms of the number of skyscrapers whose height is above 100 m. Some of the most amazing but not yet realized projects of our time are:
- Residential skyscraper Pentominium. Its height is 516 m and 122 floors above the ground. The format of the elite housing implies 1 floor - 1 apartment. The building is frozen in August 2011 on the 22nd floor. If the project can still be completed, it will be the tallest residential building in the world.
- Rotating or moving skyscraper in Dubai. The official name of the most amazing project is the Dynamic Tower or a dancing skyscraper in Dubai. This is the world's first tower-power plant, which will not only provide its wind energy needs, but also neighboring buildings and buildings. The skyscraper is supposed to have a height in the range of 388-420m and 80 floors. In this case, the format of the project "1 floor - 1 apartment" is preserved. Each floor is an element of construction and can rotate independently around the axis. A fantastic idea belongs to the architect David Fisher.
- Crescent Moon Tower - a skyscraper in Dubai in the form of a crescent - one of the most beautiful buildings of the metropolis. In its unusual walls will be located children's libraries, cafes, restaurants, halls for conferences of various topics. The Moon Tower will become a symbol of the east and the Muslim world.
Beauty at the height
The skyscrapers of Dubai are not only the street of the highest and modern buildings. These are real works of art. As part of the tourist group, you can visit many high-rise buildings of the metropolis and take photos of the highest skyscrapers in Dubai. Going on an excursion to see the towering towers in Dubai, you will learn what each skyscraper is called and how many floors there are. It is necessary to visit such high-rise buildings as:
- The Tower of the Rose is 333 m in height and 72 floors. In the building is a first-class hotel Rosa Reyhan Rotana, where you can choose any number to your liking.
- The Marina Torch , otherwise known as the Tower Tower or the Skyscraper Torch in Dubai - 336.8 m and 79 floors above the ground and 3 more levels below ground level. The Torch is a residential skyscraper, it occupies the 5th place in the world among residential buildings. In 2015, due to carelessness of tenants on the 50th floor, a fire broke out, during which several floors and the outer covering of the tower suffered a lot. On the question "who today owns the skyscraper the Torch in Dubai?" The development company Select Group does not disclose the information.
- The residential complex "Ocean Peaks" - 310 m, 83 floors and 519 apartments. The second name of the tower is a twisted skyscraper in Dubai: what is it and how did it build? The building of the spiral-shaped frame has a gorgeous 90 ° rotation around its axis: each floor is turned by 1.2 ° relative to the previous one. We built a skyscraper 7 years.
- Skyscraper Address Downtown Burj Dubai was built for a record 3 years - 306 m high and 63 floors. He stayed from 2008 to January 1, 2017, hitting all the holiday news agencies of the world with an announcement: which skyscraper burned in Dubai? The fire swiftly spread from 21 floors and in a matter of seconds enveloped the entire tower.
The most unusual and tall skyscrapers of Dubai are considered an incredible transformation of "oil" money into beauty. Modern buildings of the young megalopolis amaze with its unusual, architectural innovation and height. It is skyscrapers that attract thousands of tourists and businessmen here, and Dubai is gradually becoming the center of world business.
List of the achievements of the architecture of Dubai
The height of any skyscraper is measured to the very top of the spire as part of the completed architectural element:
- The highest skyscraper in the world - the decoration of Dubai - the Burj Khalifa tower , whose height has not been overcome by anyone and is 828 m. The building has 162 floors. The tower was inaugurated in 2010.
- Complex Emirates Park Towers Hotel & Spa , consisting of two buildings: Emirates Park Tower 1 and Emirates Park Tower 2. Their height is 376 m, with 77 floors each.
- The Dubai World Trade Center has become the strongest catalyst in Dubai's high-rise construction. Its height of 149 m still attracts attention today, and in 1979 it was a real breakthrough, which brought him the title of the highest at that time buildings in the Middle East.
- Burj Al Arab - a skyscraper in Dubai, built in the form of a sail - 321 m and 60 floors. The building stands on a bulk island at 270 m from the coast, it houses one of the luxurious hotels of the city . At one time an unusual skyscraper held a world championship among other hotels in height.
- The Emirates office tower No. 1, with a height of 354 m, has 54 floors and, in tandem with the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, is a complex of two towers. At present, their architectural group occupies the 38th place among all the skyscrapers of the world.
- The Tower of Almas is 360 m and 74 floors of office premises. It is here that all the commercial structures for the sale and cutting of precious stones, diamonds and pearls are concentrated, as well as the exchange of precious stones and pearls, the Club of precious stones and the offices of carriers.