Etihad Towers
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Etihad Towers is the name of a complex of buildings with five towers in Abu Dhabi
, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates
.
hotel and will feature offices, apartments and a hotel after its completion. The estimated cost for the construction are 2.5 bn Dirhams
. Towers 2 and 5 topped out in November 2010.
A year later, in November 2011, the Jumeirah Etihad Towers Hotel which belongs to Jumeirah Group was opened in tower 2. The building has an observation deck in the 75th floor which is directly connected to the hotel.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
.
Usage
The towers are located opposite the Emirates PalaceEmirates Palace
The Emirates Palace is a luxury hotel located in the United Arab Emirates city of Abu Dhabi.-Construction:The building was designed by renowned architect, John Elliott RIBA, who was Senior Vice President at Wimberly, Allison, Tong and Goo, an international firm specialising in Luxury Hotels.It...
hotel and will feature offices, apartments and a hotel after its completion. The estimated cost for the construction are 2.5 bn Dirhams
United Arab Emirates dirham
The dirham is the currency of the United Arab Emirates. The ISO 4217 code for the United Arab Emirates dirham is AED. Unofficial abbreviations include DH or Dhs. The dirham is subdivided into 100 ....
. Towers 2 and 5 topped out in November 2010.
A year later, in November 2011, the Jumeirah Etihad Towers Hotel which belongs to Jumeirah Group was opened in tower 2. The building has an observation deck in the 75th floor which is directly connected to the hotel.
- Tower 1: 70 floors, 277 meters
- Tower 2: 79 floors, 305 meters
- Tower 3: 62 floors, 260 meters
- Tower 4: 61 floors, 234 meters
- Tower 5: 56 floors, 217 meters