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Doha Skyline in 2020. This is a list of the tallest buildings in Doha, Qatar. Most of the skyscrapers in Doha are located in the zone of West Bay. The tallest building in Doha is Aspire Tower. Apart from the current tallest buildings in the city, there are a number of supertall skyscrapers on hold. Doha is a rapidly growing city, with many of ...
Doha Tower, also known as Burj Doha (Arabic: برج الدوحة), and previously named as Burj Qatar and Doha High Rise Office Building, [4] is a high rise tower in West Bay, Doha, Qatar. On October 18, 2012, the building received the CTBUH Skyscraper Award for the Best Tall Building Worldwide from the CTBUH. [5] The $125-million office ...
The architecture of Qatar, similarly to other Persian Gulf nations, is strongly influenced by Islamic architecture. Qatari architecture has retained its Islamic essence, evident in the unadorned, humble designs of its mosques. This tradition extends to other buildings, which feature many decorative elements such as arches, niches, intricately ...
The Pearl Island. The Pearl Island (Arabic: جزيرة اللؤلؤة, romanized: jazirat alluwlua) in Doha, Qatar, is an artificial island with an area of nearly four square kilometers. It is the first land in Qatar to be available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals. [4] As of 2018, there were 27,000 residents.
Dubai Towers Doha. Dubai Towers - Doha was a super-tall skyscraper with a roof height of 402 m (1,319 ft) (spire height 432 m (1,417 ft)) developing in Doha, Qatar. The estimated cost of Dubai Towers - Doha is 2.3 billion Qatari Riyal (US$620 million) [citation needed]. When completed, the structure would have been the tallest building in Qatar.
Al Fardan Residences. Al Fardan Residences, also known as the Barjeel Tower and the Wind Tower, is a 64-storey residential skyscraper in West Bay, Doha, Qatar. At 254 metres (830 feet), it is the second tallest completed building in Doha. Each of the storeys is 4.1 metres (13.5 feet), each built with 94 "SKE 50 automatic climbers", in a 3 to 4 ...
Aspire Tower. Aspire Tower, also known as The Torch Doha, is a 300-metre-tall (980 ft) skyscraper hotel located in the Aspire Zone complex in Doha, Qatar. Designed by architect Hadi Simaan and AREP and engineer Ove Arup and Partners, [3] the tower served as the focal point for the 15th Asian Games hosted by Qatar in December 2006.
Qatar National Archives building in the Diwan Amiri Quarter. The master plan comprises six distinct phases. The first phase, referred to as the 'Diwan Amiri Quarter', currently under construction, features a combination of three major government buildings including the National Archive, along with heritage sites, a museum and an Eid Prayer Ground.