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10. Sky Tower

According to the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Abu Dhabi’s tallest tower was designed by American firm Arquitectonica with Hyder Consulting acting as structural engineers.

Developed by Sorouh Real Estate, it’s the seventh tallest building in the UAE and currently holds tenure as the 36th tallest in the world.

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Construction on the 74-storey residential and office tower started in 2006 and was completed this year. The tower has a gross floor area of 55,375m² and a total usable floor area of 45,773m²

Statistics
Location: Abu Dhabi
Height: 312m
Floors: 74
Completed: 2010
Made of: concrete
Use: residential / office