The Marina Sky Towers is a residential complex under construction in the Dubai Marina

Dubai Marina

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 area, Dubai

Dubai

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, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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. The complex consists of two skyscrapers that are named Marina Sky Tower 1 and Marina Sky Tower 2. Both buildings stand 200 m (656.2 ft) and contain contain 60 floor

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s for residential use. They are joined together by a 9-story

Storey

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podium. Construction began in 2009, with completion in 2013.

The project has been scaled down from the original proposal, which called for three supertall skyscrapers with more than 100 floors of residences. Two buildings, Marina Sky Tower 1 and 3, would have stood at 450 m (1,476 ft) with 114 floors. Marina Sky Tower 2 would have stood 400 m (1,312 ft) with 104 floors.

Buildings of the complex

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floor count
1	Marina Sky Tower 1	200	656	60
2	Marina Sky Tower 2	200	656	60