Emirates Office Tower

Emirates Office Tower
Emirates Tower One
Emirates Office Tower (at left)
Record height
Tallest in Dubai from 2000 to 2008[I]
Preceded byBurj Al Arab
Surpassed byAlmas Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
Construction started1996
Completed2000
Height
Architectural355 m (1,165 ft)
Roof301 m (988 ft)
Top floor240.4 m (789 ft)
Technical details
Floor count54
Floor area100,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators17
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hazel W.S. Wong Norr
Group Consultants Int. Ltd.
References

The Emirates Office Tower, is a 54-floor office building along Sheikh Zayed Road in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Connected with the 56-floor Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel by a retail boulevard, the two towers form what is commonly referred to as the Emirates Towers complex. The tower has a total structural height of 355 m (1,165 ft) and roof height of 311 m (1,020 ft), making it the 55th-tallest building in the world. The Emirates Office Tower One is taller than the neighbouring Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, but has two fewer floors. Construction of the building was completed on 3 November 1999.