Dubai hosts seven of the world’s top 10 tallest buildings

Seven of the world’s tallest residential buildings are in Dubai with four of them located in Dubai Marina, according to Emporis, an international provider of building data.

View from the balcony of the penthouse on the 91st floor of the Princess Tower in Dubai Marina - one of the tallest buildings in the world, according to a report by Emporis, an international provider of building data. Pawan Singh / The National

Vesela Todorova

Dubai hosts seven of the 10 tallest residential buildings in the world – and four of them are in Dubai Marina, according to a new study.

The Princess Tower, in Dubai Marina, is the world’s tallest residential building at 441 metres.

It is followed by 23 Marina (395m) and Elite Residence (380m). In fourth place is The Torch (337m).

A further three Dubai buildings also makes the list.

The study was released by Emporis, an international provider of building data. It cited a ready availability of capital and relaxed urban planning regulations for the high number of tall buildings in the emirate.

vtodorova@thenational.ae

Updated: October 29, 2013, 12:00 AM