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The Marina Torch | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residential |
Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Coordinates | 25°05′16.59″N 55°08′51.00″E / 25.0879417°N 55.1475000°E |
Construction started | 18 October 2005 |
Topped-out | 10 April 2011 |
Completed | 8 May 2011 |
Opened | 8 June 2011 |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 352 m (1,155 ft)[1][2] |
Top floor | 300.1 m (985 ft)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 86[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Khatib and Alami National Engineering Bureau |
Developer | Select Group |
Main contractor | Dubai Civil Engineering |
The Marina Torch, also known as Dubai Torch, Dubai Torch Tower,[3] and The Torch,[4] is a residential skyscraper in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 352 metres (1,155 ft) tall, with 86 floors above ground and 4 below,[1] and was the tallest residential building in the world on its completion in 2011, surpassing Q1 in Gold Coast, Australia.
The building was damaged by fire on 21 February 2015, on 4 August 2017, while it was undergoing restorative work, and again on 5 January 2019.
As of 2022, it is the 11th-tallest building in Dubai and the ninth-tallest residential building in the world.
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