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It took teams two days per floor to construct the outer layer of the building, which comprises more than 8,500 glass panels. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
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Uptown Tower by DMCC currently stands at 329 metres. Photo: DMCC
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The building will reach 340 metres when its steel crown is added in a couple of months. Photo: DMCC
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More than 23,000 vehicles delivered about 140,000 cubic metres of concrete to the construction site.
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Construction began in the summer of 2019. More than 13 million man hours have gone into the completion of Uptown Tower.
Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
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It took teams two days per floor to construct the outer layer of the building, which comprises more than 8,500 glass panels. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
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Uptown Tower by DMCC currently stands at 329 metres. Photo: DMCC
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The building will reach 340 metres when its steel crown is added in a couple of months. Photo: DMCC
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More than 23,000 vehicles delivered about 140,000 cubic metres of concrete to the construction site.
Antonie Robertson / The National
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Construction began in the summer of 2019. More than 13 million man hours have gone into the completion of Uptown Tower.
Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
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It took teams two days per floor to construct the outer layer of the building, which comprises more than 8,500 glass panels. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
Dubai’s latest skyscraper Uptown Tower peaks at 329 metres
Skyscraper completion expected to be in autumn
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The National
25 January, 2022
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