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Princess Tower

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Princess Tower is a 413.4-meter, 101-story residential skyscraper in the Dubai Marina district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, designed by the office of engineer Adnan Saffarini and completed on September 9, 2012. It was the tallest residential building in the world from 2012 until 432 Park Avenue in New York City surpassed it in 2015, and it remains among Dubai's tallest structures. The all-residential tower contains 763 apartments and nearly a thousand underground parking spaces, along with swimming pools, a gymnasium, and an observation deck on its 97th floor.

Facts
Building Type
Residential 1
Location
Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1
Completed Year
2012 2
Height (m)
413.4 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Residential 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Dwelling, Concepts

In Style

Postmodern Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Princess Tower, Wikipedia

Uses Element

Concrete, Architectural Materials
Source Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, The Skyscraper Center: Princess Tower
Steel, Architectural Materials
Source Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, The Skyscraper Center: Princess Tower
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Located In

United Arab Emirates

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Sources
1. Princess Tower, Wikipedia
  • Lead section, opening sentence
    residential-only skyscraper
  • Lead section, location sentence
    located in the Marina district of Dubai, UAE
  • Infobox: opening_date
    September 9, 2012
  • Infobox: Height (Architectural)
    413.4 m (1,356 ft)
  • Lead section
    As of September 2022, Princess Tower is the third tallest building in Dubai, after the Burj Khalifa and Marina 101 and the 36th tallest building in the world. Princess Tower was the tallest residential building in the world from 2012 to 2015, when it was overtaken by 432 Park Avenue in New York City.
  • In Style: Postmodern Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Postmodern
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2. Wikidata: Princess Tower
  • Wikidata Q19492, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q19492, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, The Skyscraper Center: Princess Tower
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, The Skyscraper Center
  • Uses Element: Steel, Structural Material
    Steel Over Concrete
  • Uses Element: Concrete, Structural Material
    Steel Over Concrete
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