Burj Rafal
| Burj Rafal | |
|---|---|
 From an official website | |
| 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[2] |
| Completed | 2014 |
| Opening | June 2013[3] |
| Management | Stefan Kaminski[4] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 308 m (1,010 ft)[5] |
| 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[6] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | P&T Group |
Burj Rafal is a skyscraper hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[7] It opened in January 2014, its 70 floors constructed on an exclusive 20,000sqm plot.
About
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
References
- 1 2 3 "Burj Rafal, Riyadh". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "The World's Tallest Buildings". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "Hotel Overview". BusinessTravelNews. Northstar Travel Media LLC. 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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