Al Hekma Tower, Skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE.
Al Hekma Tower is a 283-meter (928 ft) skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, the tallest building CSCEC has completed in the UAE. Its core wall, columns and slabs were erected at a rate of one level per week, and the tower topped out in July 2011.
Construction of Al Hekma Tower began in 2006 and was halted in 2009, resuming in the summer of 2010. The tower topped out in July 2011, about 16 months after the core wall, columns and slabs were first erected at a rate of one level per week. Work stopped again in February 2012 for roughly 14 months while Pearl Properties considered design changes, including converting the building into a hotel.
The name Al Hekma translates literally as "The Wisdom Tower". The building's construction is dedicated to the memory of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late ruler of the UAE, and early plans called for a 50-meter photograph of him on top of the tower.
The tower sits in Dubai's main business district along Sheikh Zayed Road and has convenient road access. The surrounding area offers good parking options and connections to public transport routes.
Early plans included a 50-meter photograph of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan at the tower's top. This ambitious architectural idea was eventually abandoned but remains a curious detail from the project's early stages.
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