Emirates Office Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The pride of Dubai, this 54-storey office tower is currently the tallest in the Middle East region. At a height of 355 metres (1,165 feet), it has 17 elevators and is connected by a two-story shopping boulevard to Jumierah Emirates Tower Hotel.
Built in 1999, the Emirates Towers complex contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel.
The two towers, which rise to 355 metres (1,163 ft) and 309 metres (1,014 ft), respectively, are the 12th-and 29th tallest buildings in the world.
The two towers are connected by a two-storey retail complex known as 'The Boulevard'. The taller office tower has 54 floors, while the hotel tower contains 56 floors.
This is because the individual floor heights of the office tower are greater than that of the hotel. The Emirates Towers complex is set across over 42 acres of gardens, with lakes, waterfalls and parking space for up to 1,800 cars.
Image: An excellent view of Dubai's twin Emirates Towers. | Photograph: Rabih Moghrabi/AFP/Getty Images
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