It is located in Riyadh,The kingdom of Saudi Arabia,this tower has got a unique design. Can u name it?
2006-11-15 20:58:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The Al Faisaliah Tower
or
Kingdom Tower (Aka Kingdom Center)
2006-11-15 21:06:34 · answer #1 · answered by Bullz_ eye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the Al Faisaliah Tower also known as The Kingdom Tower
located in Saudi Arabia's Capital city
2006-11-16 06:15:49 · answer #2 · answered by Santhosh S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kingdom Centre
The building is the tallest in Saudi Arabia, and was topped out in January 2001.
- Kingdom Centre was planned from the beginning as an iconic symbol of Saudi Arabia, and the final design was selected after a 3-year process which included over 100 submissions by major architectural firms.
- The tower's unique shape culminates in a triangular opening spanned by a 56 meter skybridge with a public observation deck.
- Occupants include a five-star hotel, a major bank headquarters, a sports club, a wedding and conference center, and a luxury condominium and apartment complex.
- Kingdom Centre is the tallest skyscraper in the world below 50 floors.
- At its completion this was the 25th tallest building in the world, and the tallest of the 21st century.
- Kingdom Centre is the winning building of the Skyscrapers.com Award 2002, selected as the "best new skyscraper of the year for design and functionality".
- The spaces to the left and right of the hole contain an enormous latticework of diagonal steel beams. On the restaurant level there is a conference room with a skylight looking up at this area.
- The hotel's ballroom is the largest in Riyadh, and the largest in the entire Four Seasons hotel chain.
- The observation deck has a steeply arched floor, and features diagonal cross-beams along the windows.
- The building has an entrance on each of its four sides, each one serving a different usage (hotel, shopping, ballroom, and apartments/offices).
- The tower is aligned in a direct axis with Al Faisaliyah Center, Riyadh's other major skyscraper.
- A three-level shopping center fills the east wing. The mall won a major design award.
- Landscaped courtyards filled with palm trees welcome visitors on the north and south sides of the tower.
- The lighting fixtures in the driveway mimic the shape of the tower, with a recessed arc in place of the hole.
- The inverted catenary arch at the top was described by the developer as a "necklace" for the city of Riyadh.
- The large opening is illuminated at night in continuously changing colors.
- Almost all of the facade is reflective blue glass, but the opening is lined with aluminum to highlight the unique shape.
- The ellipse motif taken from the tower's footprint appears also in the light fixtures, ceiling panels, entrance canopy, wastebaskets, and furniture.
- The main lobby is a soaring elliptical space with ribbed vaulting, elevated walkways, a fountain, and rows of palm trees
2006-11-16 05:05:42 · answer #3 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called Faisalyah Tower. Designed by Sir Norman Foster
the Al Faisaliah Tower is a 60-story building and has a restaurant encapsulated in the golden geodesic orb that tops the Tower.
2006-11-16 05:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by quark_sa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋