Princess Tower, Residential skyscraper in Dubai Marina, United Arab Emirates
Princess Tower is a 101-storey, 413.4 m (1,356 ft) residential skyscraper at the eastern end of Dubai Marina, fronting Jumeirah Beach. Its facade is a pale blue-grey glass curtain wall in a dense grid of mullions, with a flat roof topped by two short antenna-like projections. The tower holds 763 units, from one to eleven per floor, above eight ground-floor retail outlets.
Construction began in 2005 and the building was completed in 2012 after being temporarily halted during the global financial crisis. The project marked a turning point in the development of Dubai Marina as a residential district with extreme density and height.
The Arabic name, Burj al-Amira, means "Princess Tower". The 97th floor holds an observation deck with Wifi access, and residents share an indoor and an outdoor pool, a sauna, a steam room, games rooms and a banqueting hall. Thirteen lifts in the core run at six metres per second.
Access to the building is from Sheikh Zayed Road and the streets in Dubai Marina, while visitors must be registered in advance. The upper floors offer wide views of the Persian Gulf and the surrounding development, which are particularly visible in clear weather.
The roof structure added in January 2012 is built of steel, while the rest of the tower is a reinforced-concrete frame. Thirteen lifts run in the core at up to six metres per second. The 97th-floor observation deck has Wifi access.
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