The Landmark (Abu Dhabi)
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The Landmark is a postmodern supertall skyscraper
under construction in Abu Dhabi
, United Arab Emirates
. The mixed-use project will stand 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall with 72 floors above ground and five basement levels.. The skyscraper is expected for completion in 2011.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
under construction in Abu Dhabi
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...
, 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...
. The mixed-use project will stand 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall with 72 floors above ground and five basement levels.. The skyscraper is expected for completion in 2011.