Marina 101

Marina 101 is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located in the Dubai Marina district. Standing 101 stories high and 425 m (1,394 ft) tall, it is the second tallest building in the United Arab Emirates, behind only the Burj Khalifa. As of 2020, Marina 101 is also the 30th-tallest building in the world. It was officially opened in 2016, but construction wasn't fully completed until late 2017.[2][3] The building was designed by National Engineering Bureau and construction was by Turkish conglomerate TAV Construction.[4]

Marina 101
Marina 101 (middle with crane on top) in august 2014
Marina 101
Location within United Arab Emirates
General information
StatusComplete
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°05′22.23″N 55°08′56.12″E
Construction started2007
Completed2017
Opening2018
Height
Architectural425 m (1,394 ft)
Top floor370.9 m (1,217 ft)
Technical details
Floor count101, plus 6 basement floors
Floor area120,706 m2 (1,299,269 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators29
Design and construction
ArchitectNational Engineering Bureau
Interior Designer: Design Work Portfolio
DeveloperSheffield Holdings Limited
Main contractorTAV Construction
References
[1]

The first 33 floors of the skyscraper have a 5-star Hard Rock hotel with 281 rooms, while the floors from 34 to 100 have residential apartments.[5] Apart from five restaurants in the hotel tower, there are 252 one-bedroom, 204 two-bedroom, and 42 three-bedroom apartments with 6 duplex penthouses from the 97th to the 100th floor.[6] The 101st floor of the skyscraper features a club lounge, restaurant and a Rock Shop merchandise store.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Marina 101". CTBUH. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. Parag Deulgaonkar. "Video: @ 465m high... Marina's tallest tower". Emirates 24-7.
  3. "UAE ranked 4th globally in terms of skyscrapers". Look up. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. "Sheffield Holdings Limited awards Dhs1.1bn contract for Marina 101 to TAV Construction". AMEinfo. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  5. "Hard Rock Hotel set to open in Dubai Marina". ArabianBusiness.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. Parag Deulgaonkar. "World's tallest hotel apartment in Dubai Marina by 2013". Emirates 24-7.
  7. "Hard Rock Hotel headed to Dubai Marina". The National. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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