Photographs: Mosab Omar/Reuters.
Dubai, the city of skyscrapers has 63 buildings that stand taller than 200 metres (656 ft), more than any other city in the world, surpassing even Hong Kong and New York City.
There are 125 buildings that are taller than 150 metres. The glitzy city also has 17 buildings with a height of over 300 metres (984 ft).
The history of skyscrapers in Dubai began with the construction of the 149-metre (489 ft) Dubai World Trade Centre in 1979.
Take a look at the tallest buildings in Dubai...
Burj Khalifa
Height: 2,717 feet
Floors: 160
Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago designed the building with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer. The total cost for the project was about $1.5 billion.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Tameer website.
Princess Tower
Height: 1,358
Floors: 101
Princess Tower is the second tallest building in the city and tallest residential building in the world.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Emaar Website.
23 Marina
Height: 1,296
Floors: 90
23 Marina is the third tallest building in Dubai and the second tallest residential in the world.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Tameer website.
Elite Residence
Height: 1,247
Floors: 91
Completed in 2012, Elite Residence stands as the third tallest residential building in the city.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Emirates Group.
Emirates Park Towers Hotel & Spa
Height: 1,234
Floors: 77
With its green towers rising 395 metres above Business Bay and Sheikh Zayed Road, the luxury hotel and apartment complex is one of the world's five tallest hotel buildings.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Dmcccomms/Wikimedia Commons.
Almas Tower
Height: 1,191
Floors: 68
Almas Tower ( Diamond Tower) is a skyscraper in JLT Free Zone Dubai. The construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Cqui/Wikimedia Commons.
Emirates Office Tower
Height: 1,163
Floors: 54
The Emirates Office Tower, also known as Emirates Tower One, is a 54-floor office building along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Olx website.
The Marina Torch
Height: 1,142
Floors: 80
The tower became the tallest residential building in the world in 2011, surpassing Q1, in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Imre Solt/Wikimedia Commons.
Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower
Height: 1,122
Floors: 76
This residential tower is the 27th tallest building in the world.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Imre Solt/Wikimedia Commons.
Rose Tower
Height: 1,093
Floors: 72
Rose Tower is the tallest building in the world to be used exclusively as a hotel.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, dubaiw.net
Al Yaqoub Tower
Height: 1,083
Floors: 72
Al Yaqoub Tower is the second tallest clock tower in the world after Abraj Al Bait Clock Tower.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Foster and Partners.
The Index
Height: 1,076
Floors: 80
Of the 80 floors in The Index, the lower 25 are designed to be offices and 47 floors will be for residential use. The tower's environment friendly design significantly lowers the requirement for air conditioning.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Jumana El Heloueh/Reuters.
Burj Al Arab
Height: 1,053
Floors: 60
Burj Al Arab is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres from Jumeirah beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, HHHR Tower website.
HHHR Tower
Height: 1,040 feet
Floors: 72
Designed by architect Al Hashemi, the HHHR Tower is a supertall skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Propdubai.com
Ocean Heights
Height: 1,017
Floors: 83
Ocean Heights is a supertall skyscraper designed by Andrew Bromberg of Aedas, in the Dubai Marina.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Jumeirah website.
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Height: 1,014
Floors: 56
Jumeirah Emirates Hotel Tower, also known as Emirates Tower Two is a 56-storey hotel in the city of Dubai.
The hotel includes 40 luxury suites and is operated by the Jumeirah International Group.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, The Address website.
The Address Downtown, Dubai
Height: 1,004
Floors: 63
Situated along the Dubai Mall, the Old Town, and the Lake Dubai in Dubai, this building has a hotel and residential apartments.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Olx website.
Emirates Crown
Height: 971
Floors: 63
Emirates Crown is a 63-floor residential tower in Dubai.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
Khalid Al Attar Tower
Height: 965
Floors: 66
Designed by Adnan Z Saffarini, the construction of the Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 was completed in 2011.
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Tallest buildings in Dubai
Photographs: Courtesy, Islamic Bank website.
Islamic Bank Office Tower
Height: 964
Floors: 49
The Islamic Bank Towers also known as Central Park Towers, is a complex of two towers.
The complex comprises the Islamic Bank Office Tower which will be 49 floors and the Islamic Bank Residential Tower which will be 51 floors.
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