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Tey are our modern-day monuments to progress,
skyscrapers that climb skywards and are a symbol
now for the UAE. Although the nation is just 42 years
young, it has already built a place in urban lore and
architectural heritage. Twenty of the worlds 100
tallest buildings are in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Reaching
for the skies
Burj Khalifa
Princess Tower
RANKING 14
413.36 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 101
Construction: 2006 to 2012
Function: Residential
Address: Al Sufouh Road,
Dubai Marina

Developer: Tameer Holding
Investment
Design architect:
Eng Adnan Safarini
Structural material:
Steel/concrete
Te Index
RANKING: 43
326 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 80
Construction:
2005 to 2010
Function: Residential /
ofce
Address: Dubai International
Finance Centre
Developer: Union Properties
Designarchitect: Foster +
Partners
Structural material: Concrete
Ocean Heights
RANKING: 55
310metres
DUBAI
Floors : 83
Construction : 2007 to 2010
Function: Residential
Address: Plot No. 392-188 Al Sufouh
Road
Developer: DAMAC Gulf Properties L.L.C.
Design architect: Aedas
Structural material: Concrete
Cayan Tower
RANKING: 59
307.26 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 73
Construction: 2006 to 2013
Function: Residential
Address: Dubai Marina
Function: Residential
Developer: Cayan Property
Developments
Design architect:
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Structural material: Concrete
Te Address
RANKING: 70
302.2 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 63
Construction:
2005 to 2008
Function: Residential/hotel
Address: The Address Downtown Dubai
Developer: Emaar
Design architect: Atkins
Structural material: Concrete
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JW Marriott
Marquis Hotel
Dubai Tower 2
RANKING: 27
355.35 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 82
Construction: 2006
to 2013
Function: Hotel
Address: Shaikh Zayed
Road
Developer: Emirates Airline
Design architect: Archgroup
Consultants
Structural material:
Concrete
Burj Al Arab
RANKING: 48
321 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 56
Construction:
1994 to 1999
Function: Hotel
Address: Jumeirah
Beach Road, P.O. Box
74147
Developer: Jumeirah
Group International
Design architect:
Atkins
Structural material:
Composite
Emirates Tower One
RANKING: 29
354.6 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 54
Construction: 1996 to 2000
Function: Ofce
Address: Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Complex
Developer: Jumeirah International
Group.
Design architect: NORR Archi-
tects Engineers Planners
Structural material: Composite
Te Torch
RANKING: 35
336.8 metres
DUBAI
Floors : 79
Construction : 2005 to
2011
Function: Residential
Address: Area 392-204 Dubai
Marina
Developer: Dubai Select LLC
Design architect: Khatib &
Alami
Structural material: Concrete
Al Yaqoub Tower
RANKING: 41
328 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 69
Construction: 2006 to
2013
Function: Residential / hotel
Address: Shaikh Zayed Road
Developer: Al Yaqoub group
Design architect: Eng. Adnan
Safarini
Structural material: Concrete
11
Te Landmark
RANKING: 44
324 metres
ABU DHABI
Floors: 72
Construction: 2006
to 2013
Function:
Residential/ofce
Address: 8th Street
Design architect: Pelli Clarke
Pelli Architects
Developer: Private
Structural material: Concrete
HHHR Tower
RANKING: 52
317.6 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 72
Construction:
2006 to 2010
Function: Residential
Address: 38 Shaikh Zayed Road
Developer: Dubai International Real
Estate
Design architect: Al Hashemi,
Farayand Architectural Engineering
Consultancy
Structural material: Concrete
23 Marina
RANKING 17
392.75 metres
DUBAI
Floors : 90
Construction:
2006 to 2012
Function: Residential
Address: A-23-D, Plot No.392-
568, Al Marsa, Dubai Marina

Developer: Hircon International
Design architect: Hafeez
Contractor, KEO International
Consultants
Structural material:
Concrete
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1. BURJ KHALIFA Dubai 829.84 metres, 163 foors, 2010
2. MakkahRoyal ClockTower Hotel, Makkah, 601 metres,
120foors, 2012
3. Taipei 101, Taipei, 508 metres, 101 foors, 2004
4. Shanghai WorldFinancial Centre, Shanghai, 492 metres,
101 foors, 2008
5. International CommerceCentre, Hong Kong, 484 metres,
108 foors, 2010
6. PetronasTower 2, Kuala Lumpur, 452 metres, 88 foors, 1998
6. PetronasTower 1, Kuala Lumpur, 452 metres, 88 foors, 1998
8. ZifengTower, Nanjing, 450metres, 66 foors, 2010
9. WillisTower, Chicago, 442 metres, 108 foors, 1974
10. KK100, Shenzhen, 442 metres, 100foors, 2011
11. GuangzhouInternational FinanceCenter, Guangzhou,
439 metres, 103 foors, 2010
12. TrumpInternational Hotel &Tower, Chicago, 423 metres,
98 foors, 2009
13. JinMaoTower, Shanghai, 421 metres, 88 foors, 1999
14. PRINCESSTOWER Dubai, 413.36 metres, 101 foors, 2012
15. Al HamraTower, Kuwait City, 413 metres, 80foors, 2011
16. TwoInternational FinanceCentre, Hong Kong, 412 metres,
88 foors, 2003
17. 23MARINA Dubai, 392.75 metres, 90foors, 2012
18. CITICPlazaGuangzhou, 390metres, 80foors, 1996
19. ShunHingSquareShenzhen, 384 metres, 69 foors, 1996
20. EmpireStateBuildingNewYork City, 381 metres, 102 foors, 1931
21. ELITERESIDENCE Dubai, 380.49 metres, 87 foors, 2012
22. Central Plaza, Hong Kong, 374 metres, 78 foors, 1992
23. Bankof ChinaTower, Hong Kong, 367 metres, 72 foors, 1990
24. BankofAmericaTower, NewYork City, 366 metres, 55 foors, 2009
25. ALMASTOWER Dubai, 360metres, 68 foors, 2008
25. ThePinnacleGuangzhou, 360metres, 60foors, 2012
27. JWMARRIOTTMARQUISHOTELDUBAI TOWER1 Dubai,
355.35 metres, 82 foors, 2012
27. JWMARRIOTTMARQUISHOTELDUBAI TOWER2 Dubai, 355
metres, 82 foors, 2013
29. EMIRATESTOWERONE Dubai, 354.6 metres, 54 foors, 2000
30. TuntexSkyTower Kaohsiung, 348 metres, 85 foors, 1997
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Rose Rayhaan
RANKING: 38
333 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 71
Construction: 2004 to 2007
Function: Hotel
Address: 105 Shaikh Zayed Road
Developer: BONYANInternational Invest-
ment Group L.L.C.
Designarchitect: Khatib &Alami
Structural material: Composite
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Etihad Towers T2
RANKING: 63
305.3 metres
ABU DHABI
Floors : 80
Construction:
2007 to 2011
Function: Residential
Address: Corniche WStreet & 34th
Street
Developer: Shaikh Suroor Projects
Department
Design architect: DBI Design
Structural material: Concrete
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Emirates Tower Two
RANKING: 58
309 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 56
Construction:
1996 to 2000
Function: Hotel
Address: Jumeirah Emirates
Towers Complex
Developer: Jumeirah
International Group.
Designarchitect: NORR
Architects Engineers Planners
Structural material: Concrete
JW Marriott
Marquis Hotel
Dubai Tower 1
RANKING: 27
355.35 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 82
Construction: 2006
to 2012
Function: Hotel
Address: Shaikh Zayed Road
Developer: Emirates Airline
Design architect:
Archgroup Consultants
Structural material:
Concrete
Almas Tower
RANKING: 25
360 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 68
Construction:
2005 to 2008
Function: Ofce
Address: Jumeirah Lake
Towers Complex
Developer: Nakheel
Design architect:
Atkins
Structural material:
Concrete
Elite Residence
RANKING: 21
380.49 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 87
Construction:
2007 to 2012
Function: Residential
Address: Al Sufouh Road,
Dubai Marina
Developer: Tameer Holding
Investment
Design architect:
Eng Adnan Safarini
Structural material: Concrete
RANKING 1
829.84 metres
DUBAI
Floors: 163
Construction: 2004
to 2010
Function: Ofce/
residential/hotel
Address: 1 Emaar Boulevard
Developer: Emaar
Design architect: Skidmore
Owings & Merrill
Structural material:
Steel/concrete
Information compiled by Gopika Nair/Gulf News Intern
Pictures by Ahmed Ramzan and Ahmed Kutty/Gulf News