The Kingdom Centre in Riyadh
Wednesday, 20 January 2016 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Gulf States / Golfstaaten General , Hotels
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Riyadh Skyline © Muhaidib
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Kingdom Centre is a 65-storey, 302.3 m (992 ft) skyscraper in
Riyadh . It is the third tallest skyscraper in the country after the
Abraj Al Bait Towers and the
Burj Rafal , and is the world’s third tallest building with a hole after the
Shanghai World Financial Center and
Tuntex Sky Tower .
Besides the shopping mall, Kingdom Tower contains the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh and apartments. There is a 56 m (184 ft) skybridge atop the skyscraper.
Kingdom Tower at night © BroadArrow/cc-by-sa-3.0
The building is situated on 100,000 square metres site with carparking for 3,000 vehicles. The architectural model maker of the Center was
Richard Tenguerian .
The upper third of the tower features an inverted parabolic arch. The building utilises
butt jointed glazing combined with the lack of both distinguished floor lines and other tall buildings around it. The lower two thirds were constructed with a reinforced concrete frame while the top third has a tubular steel frame.
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