The Tower (Dubai)

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The Tower
Dubai Creek Tower, Iconic Tower, The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor
The Tower
Basic data
Place: Dubai , United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 
Construction time : October 2016 - planned for 2024
Status : under construction / construction paused
Architect : Santiago Calatrava
Use / legal
Client : EMAAR
Technical specifications
Height to the top: 828+ m
Building material : Steel , concrete
Building-costs: € 1 billion
Model of The Tower (البرج)

The Tower ( Arabic : البرج), or Dubai Creek Tower is an observation tower under construction in Dubai . The expected height of the tower is said to be between 928 and 1400 meters. At the time of expected completion for Expo 2020 in Dubai, it would be the tallest structure in the world . The design comes from the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava .

concept

The engineering firm working on the project has announced that Dubai's new tallest tower will emit a “beacon” from its top at night. Once completed, the “Dubai Creek Harbor Tower Project” will be known as “The Tower”, if the client wishes. At the top there is an oval bud that includes ten viewing platforms ; including the room, which, according to Aurecon , an Australian engineering, planning, project management and consulting company that is to work with the architect Santiago Calatrava , offers a 360-degree view of the city .

According to Calatrava, his plans were inspired by oriental and Islamic architecture. B. of the minarets of the mosques or the hanging gardens of Semiramis in Babylon . State-of-the-art ecological, energy and structural engineering knowledge should be used in the construction, in particular for sun protection, the cooling system and the recycling of water .

In October 2016, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum laid the foundation stone for the skyscraper. On January 15, 2017, a revised model of the original design was presented in the complex's shopping center. The height of the tower has been reduced.

In February 2017, a rendering of the tower appeared, depicting it as a building supported by cables. The name of the tower is intended to be Lagoon Tower .

In May 2018, the concreting work for the 72 meter deep pile foundation of the Dubai Creek Tower was completed.

Web links

Commons : Dubai Creek Tower  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Dubai Creek Tower. The Skyscraper Center, accessed March 13, 2020 .
  2. https://www.mrgoodlife.net/de/travel-de/das-neue-groesste-gebaeude-der-welt-the-tower-in-dubai/
  3. The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor will be Open in 2020. Accessed June 21, 2017 (American English).
  4. ^ The Tower, Dubai Creek Harbor. Retrieved June 28, 2017
  5. Aurecon collaborates with Santiago Calatrava on new Dubai icon aurecongroup.com accessed on (August 15, 2018)
  6. Website Santiago Calatrava - The Tower
  7. Dubai Real Estate: The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor - Live Trading News . In: Live Trading News . May 26, 2017 ( livetradingnews.com [accessed June 21, 2017]).
  8. أرقام: أرقام: "إعمار العقارية" تجري محادثات مع شركات مقاولات لتقديمم خدمات ما قبل الإنشاجارت لمووع لع لعورت لمل عورت لموب Retrieved June 21, 2017 (ar-AR).
  9. http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-49457-1bn-dubai-creek-tower-achieves-construction-milestone/ (accessed on August 15, 2018)

Coordinates: 25 ° 11 ′ 40.4 ″  N , 55 ° 21 ′ 34 ″  E