Katara Towers
Hotel in Lusail, Qatar
Katara Towers | |
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أبراج كتارا | |
Alternative names | Katara Hospitality Tower, Crescent Tower Lusail |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Hotel |
Location | Lusail Marina Promenade Lusail, Qatar |
Construction started | 2014 |
Completed | 2022 |
Cost | (US$600 million)[1] |
Owner | Sheikh Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari |
Management | Katara Hospitality |
Height | |
Architectural | 211 m (692.3 ft) |
Technical details | |
Material | Concrete / steel / glass |
Floor count | 40 |
Floor area | 300,000 m2 (3,229,200 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 67 elevators |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Dar Al-Handasah |
Architecture firm | Kling Consult |
Structural engineer | HBK Contracting Co WLL |
Main contractor | Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Company |
Website | |
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Katara Towers (Arabic: أبراج كتارا), also referred to as Crescent Tower Lusail and Katara Hospitality Tower, is a high-rise tower in Lusail, Qatar. The luxury 5-star and 6-star[citation needed] hotel was opened in 2022 when Qatar hosted the World Cup in Qatar. The Katara Towers cover a total area of about 300,000 m2 (3,229,200 sq ft) and offers entertainment and recreational facilities, specialist boutiques, movie theatres and restaurants.[2] One tower contains the Raffles Doha Hotel, while the other tower contains the Fairmont Doha Hotel. Raffles Hotels & Resorts and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts are both brands of Accor, and the hotels are jointly operated under one management.[3][4][5]
See also
- Lusail
- Katara Hospitality
References
External links
- Katara Towers[usurped] at Emporis
- Lusail Katara Hotel North Tower at SkyscraperPage
- Katara Towers at Doka