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]}}
See also
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- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220219154217/https://www.emporis.com/complex/132977/katara-towers-doha-qatar Katara Towers]}} at Emporis
- [https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/lusail-katara-hotel-north-tower/18094 Lusail Katara Hotel North Tower] at SkyscraperPage
- [https://www.doka.com/en/news/press/katara-towers Katara Towers] at Doka
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