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General Information

Other name(s): Al Faisaliyah Center
Beginning of works: 1997
Completion: 2000
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Frame

Location

Location: ,
Coordinates: 24° 41' 24.95" N    46° 41' 5.57" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

tower height 267 m
number of floors (above ground) 30

Materials

tower prestressed concrete
façade aluminum

Notes

The project is divided into five secions:

  1. Tower
  2. Banquett Hall
  3. Hotel
  4. Shopping Mall
  5. Apartment Complex

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Al Faisaliyah Centre (or Al Faisaliah Centre, Arabic: برج الفيصلية‎) is a commercial skyscraper located in the business district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the fourth tallest building in Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom Centre, Burj Rafal and Abraj Al Bait. It is also called Star Dome.The round portion at the top of Faisaliah Center is a restaurant called “The Globe”. The Globe is one of the premier restaurants in Saudi Arabia and has 360 degree views that make it unique.

History and structure

The construction of Al Faisaliyah Centre was completed on May 2000. The 267 meters high skyscraper was opened to the public in the same month and it consists of 44 floors.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Al Faisaliyah Center" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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Mechanical & electrical engineering
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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20000866
  • Published on:
    21/08/2000
  • Last updated on:
    03/02/2016
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