High-rise buildings summarize a 50-year success story

The dream of touching clouds..a reality in the Emirates

Burj Khalifa rises to a height of 828 meters.

= Photography: Patrick Castillo

The tallest buildings in the UAE embrace the clouds in an enchanting scene, the most famous international photographers are racing to document it with video clips and photographs, which have become the most widespread and highest viewed in the media and social media.

Standing above the clouds has always been a dream for many, especially in childhood, but this dream has become a reality in the Emirates, which includes dozens of skyscrapers whose upper floors penetrate the clouds and transcend them, providing its residents the opportunity to watch them run from under them and around them.

The process of building skyscrapers in the UAE continues without stopping, and in 2020, the UAE and Dubai in particular took first place in the world in the construction of skyscrapers within one year, with 12 towers, each exceeding 200 meters in height, according to data from the World Council on Tall Buildings.

The Dubai Creek Tower, which is being developed by Emaar Properties, in cooperation with Dubai Holding, is an exceptional landmark, as it will be the tallest tower in the world upon completion.

In addition to the Burj Khalifa - the highest human-built building with a height of 828 meters - the UAE includes five towers among the 10 tallest residential skyscrapers in the world, according to the classification prepared by Prestige Online magazine, which specializes in luxury and luxury brands, at the end of last year.

The list of towers includes the "Princess" tower with a height of 413 meters, "Elite Residence" with 380 meters, "23 Marina" with 392 meters, and "The Torch" with 352 meters, all in Dubai, along with the Burj Mohammed bin Rashid, the tallest building in the world. Abu Dhabi, 381 meters high.

The list of skyscrapers in the Emirates is not limited to residential towers, as the Emirates includes seven of the 12 tallest hotels in the world, led by Gevora Hotel with a height of 356.3 meters, followed by JW Marriott Marquis with a height of 355 meters, SLS Dubai Hotel and Residences with 336 meters, and Rotana «Rose» Rayhan” with 333 meters, Burj Al Arab Hotel 321 meters, Jumeirah with 309 meters, and Millennium Plaza 294 meters.

Skyscrapers, in their various forms, residential or hotel, and others, have become a key factor in enhancing the country's tourist attraction, for example, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is ranked among the 10 most tourist attractions in the world.

In addition to its aesthetic value, the skyscrapers in the Emirates embody a 50-year-old success story, during which it confirmed that it is a country that loves the first ranks in all fields.

Dubai ranked first in the world in the construction of skyscrapers in one year.

The process of building skyscrapers continues in the Emirates without stopping.

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