Katara Towers
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Katara Towers | |
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أبراج كتارا | |
Alternative names | Katara Hospitality Tower, Crescent Tower Lusail |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Hotel |
Location | Lusail Marina Promenade Lusail, Qatar |
Construction started | 2014 |
Completed | 2022 |
Cost | (US$600 million)[1] |
Owner | Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari |
Management | Katara Hospitality |
Height | |
Architectural | 211 m (692.3 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | Concrete / Steel / Glass |
Floor count | 40 |
Floor area | 300,000 m2 (3,229,200 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 67 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Dar Al-Handasah |
Architecture firm | Kling Consult |
Structural engineer | HBK Contracting Co. WLL |
Main contractor | Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Company |
Website | |
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Katara Towers (Arabic: أبراج كتارا), also referred to as Crescent Tower Lusail and Katara Hospitality Tower, is a high-rise tower located in Lusail, Qatar. The luxury 5-star and 6-star hotels were opened in 2022 when Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Katara Towers cover a total area of approximately 300,000 m2 (3,229,200 sq ft), offering a range of entertainment and recreational facilities, specialty boutiques, movie theaters, and restaurants.[2] One tower houses the Raffles Doha Hotel, while the other contains the Fairmont Doha Hotel. Raffles Hotels & Resorts and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts are both brands of Accor, and the hotels are jointly managed under one management team.[3][4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tenders open for Qatar's Katara Towers as Lusail development gears up
- ^ Case study: Katara Towers
- ^ Raffles and Fairmont Doha in the City's Katara Towers
- ^ Accor appoints agency to launch Katara Towers hotel
- ^ Katara Towers at A&P Group of Companies
External links
[edit]- Katara Towers[usurped] at Emporis
- Lusail Katara Hotel North Tower at SkyscraperPage
- Katara Towers at Doka