Al-Iskan Bank Building

{{short description|8th tallest building in Amman, Jordan}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Al-Iskan Bank Building

| image = File:Al-Iskan Bank Building.jpg

| native_name = مبنى بنك الإسكان

| caption = Al-Iskan Bank Building from the east

| coordinates = {{coord|31|58|16.7|N|35|54|26.6|E|display=inline, title}}

| building_type = Commercial

| architectural_style = Brutalist{{cite journal |last1=Al-Najjar|first1=Sonia|last2=Al-Azhari|first2=Wael|date= |title=Brutalist Architecture in Jordan: Towards a Codifying Methodology|url=https://www.xajzkjdx.cn/gallery/336-mar2020.pdf|journal=Journal of Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology|volume=XII |issue= III|pages=3834 |issn=1006-7930|doi= |access-date=2021-10-10}}

| owner = The Housing Company for Tourism and Hotel Investments

| completion_date = Completed in 1982

| location_city = Amman

| location_country = Jordan

| main_contractor = Dar Al-Handasah

| architect = Ssangyong Engineering and Construction

| ren_firm = Dar Al-Handasah

| height = {{cvt|98|m|ft}}

| start_date = 1980

| floor_count = 21 floors

| floor_area = {{cvt|37000|sqm|sqft}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-123/Property/The-Housing-Bank-Complex-from-family-fun-to-business-center-2066|title=The Housing Bank Complex: from family fun to business center|author=Nayrouz Ali|work=Jordan News|date=27 April 2021}}

}}

Al-Iskan Bank Building is a {{convert|98|m|ft|sp=us|adj=on|abbr=out}} tall commercial building containing offices belonging to the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance located in Amman, Jordan. It is considered to be a popular landmark in Amman.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/105382/al-iskan-bank-building-amman-jordan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629220623/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/105382/al-iskan-bank-building-amman-jordan|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2015|title=Al-Iskan Building Overview|website=Emporis|accessdate=2015-08-24}}

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