Sama Tower
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The Sama Tower (also known as Al Durrah Tower[1] or Al Durrah Tower II) is a skyscraper along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] The tower has 51 floors.[3] Construction began in 2006 and was completed in late 2009.[1]
History
The building was originally proposed as a supertall building named Al Durrah Tower II. The design was a Script error: No such module "convert". twisting tower with more than 75 storeys for residential use, costing about US$140 million.[4] This design was regarded as a major addition to the Dubai skyline, but at the same time, the height of the project was a concern to Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation. In response to this issue, the project was scaled back to Script error: No such module "convert". with 51 stories.
Construction
Construction of the project began in 2006. The concrete foundation raft for the building was poured about a year later in March 2007 by the Dubai Contracting Company and Ready Mix Beton. Some Script error: No such module "convert". of concrete was poured between March 22 and March 23, which set a new construction record for a continuously poured concrete raft.[5] The old pouring record was also held by Ready Mix Beton.[5]
Gallery
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See also
References
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