Kingdom Center
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Kingdom Center Kingdom Trade Center |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: |
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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| Construction time : | 1999-2002 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Modern |
| Architect : | Ellerbe Becket & Omrania |
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| Usage : | Office / hotel / residential |
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| Height : | 302 m |
| Rank (height) : | 4. (Riyadh) 5. (Saudi Arabia) |
| Floors : | 41 |
| Elevators : | 45 |
| Usable area : | 185,000 m² |
| Building material : |
Aluminum concrete glass steel |
| Building-costs: | 1.7 billion SR (€ 385 million) |
The Kingdom Center ( Arabic برج المملكة, DMG Burǧ al-Mamlaka ) is a skyscraper in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh that was built between 1999 and 2002. It is the property of Prince al-Walid ibn Talal .
General
The Kingdom Center was built from the start as a landmark in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia . It is 302 m high and has four separate entrances: into the hotel , into the offices and apartments, into the hotel annex and into the shopping center.
The skyscraper was built in the direct vicinity of the Al Faisaliyah Center , another skyscraper in Riyadh , for around € 385 million (SR 1.7 billion) and serves as a new meeting place for young and old. There are 45 elevators, 22 escalators and 3,000 parking spaces for the public. Until the completion of the 308 m high Burj Rafael in 2014, it was the tallest building in Riyadh.
Architecture / construction data
After three years and several hundred drafts, today's design for the modern building with the characteristic, semi-arched opening and the 65 m long steel bridge , which is also reminiscent of the construction of the Shanghai World Financial Center , was determined. This bridge with its diagonal struts in the windows represents the visitor floor of the complex. The cavity above the last floor and to the left and right of the opening is completely crossed by steel struts. These struts and the bridge can be seen through the skylight from the conference room of the restaurant on the top floor. At night, the blue glazed facade and the aluminum- framed “hole” are illuminated with different colors. All of this was designed by Ellerbe Becket & Omrania and is located on a square, 94,000 m² area.
The complex, framed by the streets “Orouba Street”, “Olaya Street” and “King Fahad Road”, offers a total floor space of around 300,000 m². The actual tower is surrounded to the west by the hotel building and gardens, to the east by the shopping center and parking lots, and to the north and south by courtyard entrances planted with palm trees.
Each of the 41 floors of the tower has a floor area of 2,225 m²; Together the Kingdom Center consists of 230,000 m³ of concrete , 85,000 m² of wall surface and 670,000 m³ of stone .
Awards
The Kingdom Center was the tallest building in Saudi Arabia from its completion until 2012 . It is also the tallest skyscraper in the world with less than 50 floors. In 2002 it received the “ Emporis Skyscraper Award 2002” (at that time Skyscraper.com Award) for its impressive architecture as the best building in the category “Best new skyscraper of this year in terms of design and function”. In 2003 the “International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)” presented the Al-Mamlaka shopping center with the “International Design and Development Award” in the “Innovative design and construction of a new project” category.
use
Four Seasons Hotel
The 5-star hotel with its 193 rooms and 52 suites offers every imaginable comfort. The hotel rooms are located inside the tower, the other services such as B. the four restaurants ("Seasons", "Quattro", "Tea Lounge" and "The Grill"), whirlpools , the 3429 m² fitness center "Health Club", saunas, spa areas, steam baths, outdoor pools, indoor squash courts , Racquetball court, outdoor tennis courts and 7247 m² of event space are located in the semicircular annex building to the left of the tower. There is also a large wedding or ball hall in the annex building with 4400 m² for 3000 people with an attached luxury suite for VIP guests or wedding parties.
Al-Mamlaka shopping center
The semicircular outbuilding of the “Al-Mamlaka” shopping center, located to the east of the tower, has 161 shops on four floors; it is the most renowned shopping center in town:
- Service Floor (basement) ten stores
- Ground Floor (EG) 74 shops
- First Floor (1st floor) 37 shops
- Ladies Floor (ar: mamlakat el mar'ah ) (DE: Kingdom of Women ) (2nd floor) 40 shops exclusively for female customers
Tower
The center of the complex is the 302 m high tower. There are offices with separate parking spaces for employees and 40 luxury apartment apartments. These are on the upper floors.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in the Middle East
- List of tallest buildings in Saudi Arabia
Web links
Coordinates: 24 ° 42 ′ 41 ″ N , 46 ° 40 ′ 28 ″ E