21st Century Tower

The 21st Century Tower is a 55-story skyscraper along the Sheikh Zayed Road in . When it was completed in 2003 it took the title of the world's tallest residential building, ultimately being surpassed by the in , and the Q1 tower in Australia's .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: tower block
  • Address: 109 Sheikh Zayed Road, دبي

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rose Rayhaan by Rotana and Burj Dubai.

Hotel
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, also known as the Rose Tower, is a 72-storey, 333 m hotel on in , . It is no. 5 on the list of world's tallest hotels.

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The Burj Khalifa is a megatall skyscraper in , United Arab Emirates. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, it is the world's tallest structure, with a total height of 829.8 m and a roof height of 828 m. is situated 1½ km south of 21st Century Tower.

Hotel
is a 1,168 ft tall hotel along in Dubai, UAE. That height has given the skyscraper the title of tallest hotel building according to Guinness World Records. is situated 190 metres northeast of 21st Century Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Satwa and Downtown Dubai.

Suburb
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or simply Satwa, is a community in , , comprising high-density retail outlets and private residential dwellings. It is situated southwest of and borders to the north. forms the southern boundary of .

Suburb
or The Dubai Downtown is a large-scale, mixed-use complex in , United Arab Emirates. It was developed by the Emaar real estate development company.

Suburb
is a locality in , . The locality is located in western Dubai, between the first and second interchanges of route . is situated 2½ km southwest of 21st Century Tower.

21st Century Tower

Latitude
25.21095° or 25° 12′ 39″ north
Longitude
55.27616° or 55° 16′ 34″ east
Inception
2003
Levels
55
Height
269 metres (883 feet)
Open location code
7HQQ676G+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 125848288
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q214046
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Satellite Map

Discover 21st Century Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“21st Century Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج القرن 21”
  • Basque: “21st Century Tower”
  • Chinese: “21世紀大廈”
  • Chinese: “21世纪大廈”
  • Dutch: “21st Century Tower”
  • Esperanto: “Turo “21-a Jarcento””
  • French: “21st Century Tower”
  • German: “21st Century Tower”
  • Indonesian: “21st Century Tower”
  • Italian: “21st Century Tower”
  • Japanese: “21世紀タワー”
  • Korean: “21세기 타워”
  • Persian: “برج قرن ۲۱”
  • Polish: “21st Century Tower”
  • Portuguese: “21st Century Tower”
  • Pushto: “اکيسويں صدي ټاور”
  • Pushto: “د يويشتمې پېړۍ ټاور”
  • Spanish: “21st Century Tower”
  • Tamil: “21 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டுக் கோபுரம்”
  • Tamil: “21ம் நூற்றாண்டுக் கோபுரம்”
  • Thai: “ทเวนตีเฟิสต์เซนจูรีทาวเวอร์”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа 21 століття”
  • Urdu: “اکیسویں صدی ٹاور”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp Thế kỷ 21”

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Highlights include Financial Centre and Rolex Tower.

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