Etihad Towers

{{Short description|Towers in Abu Dhabi}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Etihad Towers

| image = EtihadTowers, Abu Dhabi, November 2012.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Etihad Towers in November 2012

| location = Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

| coordinates = {{coord|24.459322|54.321297|region:AE-AZ|display=inline,title}}

| start_date = October 27, 2006

| completion_date = October 27, 2011

| architect = DBI Design

| owner =

| map_type = UAE

| pushpin_label = Etihad Towers

| cost =

| floor_area = {{unbulleted list

| T1: {{convert|70908|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

| T2: {{convert|83738|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

| T3: {{convert|74198|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

| T4: {{convert|49819|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

| T5: {{convert|45049|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

}}

| top_floor = {{unbulleted list

| T1: {{convert|251.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| T2: {{convert|281.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| T3: {{convert|235.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| T4: {{convert|206.7|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| T5: {{convert|190.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}

}}

| floor_count = {{unbulleted list

| T1: 69

| T2: 80

| T3: 60

| T4: 66

| T5: 61

}}

| references =

| building_type = {{unbulleted list

| T1: hotel / residential

| T2: residential

| T3: office

| T4: residential

| T5: residential

}}

| architectural = {{unbulleted list

| T1: {{convert|277.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t1/ |title=Etihad Towers T1 - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |year=2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801075610/http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t1/ |archive-date=August 1, 2013 }}

| T2: {{convert|305.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t2/ |title=Etihad Towers T2 - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |year=2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231518/http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t2/ |archive-date=December 2, 2013 }}

| T3: {{convert|260.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t3/ |title=Etihad Towers T3 - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |year=2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801064921/http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t3/ |archive-date=August 1, 2013 }}

| T4: {{convert|234.0|m|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t4/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202104048/http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t4/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-02 |title=Etihad Towers T4 - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |year=2013 }}

| T5: {{convert|217.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t5/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202071344/http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t5/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-02 |title=Etihad Towers T5 - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |year=2013}}

}}

| elevator_count = {{unbulleted list

| T1: 12

| T2: 7

| T3: 19

| T4: 5

| T5: 5

}}

| structural_engineer= AECOM

| main_contractor = Arabian Construction Company (ACC)

| topped_out_date = November 2010

| observatory = {{unbulleted list

| T1: {{convert|251.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| T2: {{convert|281.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}

}}

| developer = Sheikh Suroor Projects Department

}}

Etihad Towers is a complex of buildings with five towers in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.

Usage

The towers are located opposite the Emirates Palace hotel and feature offices, apartments and a hotel. The estimated cost for the construction was 2.5 billion Dirhams.{{Cite web|title=Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi - Information Portal|url=http://www.abudhabi2.com/etihad-towers-in-abu-dhabi/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=www.abudhabi2.com}} Towers 2 and 5 topped out in November 2010.{{Citation|title=Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cryp_FeblD0|language=en|access-date=2021-07-18}}

A year later, in November 2011, the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers Hotel which belongs to Jumeirah Group was opened in Tower 1. Tori No Su Japanese restaurant opened within the hotel in 2012. The hotel has been rebranded to [https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/auhetci-conrad-abu-dhabi-etihad-towers/ Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers] which opened doors in Tower 1 on October 1, 2020.[https://newsroom.hilton.com/conrad/property/10901 Hilton Newsroom] The adjacent Tower 2 is (as of January 2023) the fourth tallest in Abu Dhabi. Tower 2 has an observation deck named "Observation Deck at 300" on the 75th floor which is accessible from the hotel via a lower level linking podium.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/tourism/hoteliers-in-capital-reap-reward-as-f1-week-nears |title=Hoteliers in capital reap reward as F1 week nears - the National |access-date=2011-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101122354/http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/tourism/hoteliers-in-capital-reap-reward-as-f1-week-nears |archive-date=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead }}

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The towers were used as a filming location for the 2015 film Furious 7. In the film, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) steal a Lykan HyperSport and drive it through three of the towers.{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/20131112/abu-dhabi-is-buzzing-with-fast-furious-7-filming-rumours |title=Abu Dhabi is buzzing with Fast & Furious 7 filming rumours |author=Hill, Jessica |newspaper=The National |date=2013-11-12 |access-date=2015-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622182412/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/20131112/abu-dhabi-is-buzzing-with-fast-furious-7-filming-rumours |archive-date=2015-06-22 }}

Architectural features

  • Tower 1: 69 floors, {{convert|277|m|ft|0}}
  • Tower 2: 74 floors, {{convert|305|m|ft|0}}
  • Tower 3: 54 floors, {{convert|260|m|ft|0}}
  • Tower 4: 61 floors, {{convert|234|m|ft|0}}
  • Tower 5: 55 floors, {{convert|218|m|ft|0}}

See also

References

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