Katara Towers

{{Short description|Hotel in Lusail, Qatar}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Katara Towers

| native_name = أبراج كتارا

| alternate_name = Katara Hospitality Tower, Crescent Tower Lusail

| image = Doha Qatar - Katara Towers Lusail.jpg

| caption =

| status = Completed

| location = Lusail Marina Promenade
Lusail, Qatar

| coordinates =

| building_type = Hotel

| material = Concrete / Steel / Glass

| start_date = 2014

| completion_date = 2022

| cost = ({{US$|600 million}})Tenders open for Qatar's Katara Towers as Lusail development gears up

| architectural = {{convert|211|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}

| floor_count = 40

| floor_area = {{convert|300000|m2|sqft|-2|abbr=on}}

| elevator_count = 67

| architect = Dar Al-Handasah

| architecture_firm = Kling Consult

| structural_engineer = HBK Contracting Co. WLL

| main_contractor = Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Company

| management = Katara Hospitality

| owner = Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari

| website = {{URL|www.katarahospitality.com}}

}}

Katara Towers ({{langx|ar|أبراج كتارا}}), also referred to as Crescent Tower Lusail and Katara Hospitality Tower, is a high-rise tower located in Lusail, Qatar. The two five-star hotels in the Katara Towers were opened in 2022 when Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Katara Towers cover a total area of approximately {{convert|300000|m2|sqft|-2|abbr=on}}, offering a range of entertainment and recreational facilities, specialty boutiques, movie theaters, and restaurants.[https://www.aosmithme.com/katara-towers/ Case study: Katara Towers] 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.[https://www.travelmarketreport.com/HotelsResorts/articles/New-Opening-Raffles-and-Fairmont-Doha-in-the-Citys-Katara-Towers Raffles and Fairmont Doha in the City's Katara Towers][https://www.prweek.com/article/1787617/accor-appoints-agency-launch-katara-towers-hotel-doha Accor appoints agency to launch Katara Towers hotel]{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180916143535/http://aandp-group.com/2018/08/29/katara-towers-2/ Katara Towers at A&P Group of Companies]}}

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