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The Landmark (Abu Dhabi)

The Landmark
The Landmark Abu Dhabi.JPG
The Landmark in March 2013
General information
Status Complete
Type Mixed-use
Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates 24°29′06″N 54°21′03″E / 24.484955°N 54.35076°E / 24.484955; 54.35076Coordinates: 24°29′06″N 54°21′03″E / 24.484955°N 54.35076°E / 24.484955; 54.35076
Construction started 2006
Opening 2012
Height
Antenna spire 324 metres (1,063 ft)
Top floor 268 metres (879 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 72
Floor area 1,707,641 square feet (158,645.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators 18
Design and construction
Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects
Structural engineer BuroHappold Engineering
Main contractor Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises; Consolidated Contractors International Company S.A.L.

The Landmark is a postmodern supertall skyscraper in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The mixed-use project stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall with 72 floors above ground and five basement levels. Construction on the skyscraper started in late 2006 and the building was completed in 2012. It is the second tallest building in Abu Dhabi behind the Burj Mohammed bin Rashid in the Central Market Project World Trade Center complex.


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