Burj Rafal
| Burj Rafal | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Mixed use; Residential, Commercial Office, Hotel, Serviced Apartments[1] |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 24°47′32″N 46°37′56″E / 24.79222°N 46.63222°E |
| Construction started | May 2011[4] |
| Completed | 2014 |
| Opening | June 2013[5] |
| Management | Stefan Kaminski[6] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 308 m (1,010 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Concrete and Steel, Glass façade [1] |
| Floor count | 70 total floors with 68 above ground and 2 below ground[1] and about 17 floors with hotel rooms[3] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | P&T Group |
Burj Rafal (Arabic: برج رافال) is a skyscraper hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[7] It opened in January 2014, its 70 floors constructed on an exclusive 20,000 sqm plot.
About
[edit]The skyscraper has about 350 rooms and is the tallest residential building in Riyadh. It is also one of the tallest hotels in the world. The building had a total cost of about $320 million.[8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Burj Rafal, Riyadh". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The World's Tallest Buildings". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hotel Overview". BusinessTravelNews. Northstar Travel Media LLC. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "June Opening Set Tallest Riyadh Tower". ArabNews. Arab News. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski". HotelierMiddleEast. ITP Business Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski receives its first guest". MSN (Arabia). Otventures. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Shopping experience gets enriched in Burj Rafal Community". Arab News. Arab News. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Fahy, Michael. "Riyadh's Burj Rafal to complete in September". ConstructionWeekOnline. Business Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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