Marina 101
Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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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 2022, Marina 101 was also the 32nd-tallest building in the world. Its use is residential with apartments and hotel floors. The tower is designed in a postmodernist style.[2]
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 Interactive map of the Marina 101 area | |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
Architectural style | Postmodernist |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Construction started | 8 November 2006 |
| Completed | 7 December 2017 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Top floor | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 101, plus 6 basement floors |
| Floor area | 120,706 m2 (1,299,269 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | National Engineering Bureau Interior Designer: Design Work Portfolio |
| Developer | Sheffield Holdings Limited |
| Main contractor | TAV Construction |
| References | |
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History
Construction began in 2007, with completion initially scheduled for 2014. The building remained incomplete after the original developer - Sheffield Holdings Limited - ran out of capital. The tower is completed as of September 2024.[3][4][5][6][7] The building was designed by National Engineering Bureau and construction was by Turkish conglomerate TAV Construction.[8]
Residential and hotel
The first 33 floors of the skyscraper are designed to host a 5-star Hard Rock hotel with 281 rooms, while the floors from 34 to 100 have residential apartments.[9] 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.[10] The 101st floor of the skyscraper features a club lounge, restaurant and a Rock Shop merchandise store.[11]
Gallery
Marina 101 in 2007
Marina 101 on January 4, 2008
Marina 101 in 2012
Marina 101 in 2020
