Timeline of Tallest Buildings
This is a list of the buildings that once were the tallest in Dubai. Despite Dubai's recent major skyscraper boom, there are only seven buildings on the list.
Name | Years as tallest | Height |
Floors | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al Fahidi Fort | 1799–1973 | 23 metres (75 ft) | 1 | |
Sheikh Rashid Building | 1973–1978 | 02.0 | 15 | |
Dubai World Trade Centre | 1979–1999 | 149 metres (489 ft) | 39 | |
Burj Al Arab | 1999–2000 | 321 metres (1,053 ft) | 60 | |
Emirates Office Tower | 2000–2009 | 355 metres (1,165 ft) / 1,163 | 56 | |
Almas Tower | 2009–2010 | 360 metres (1,180 ft) | 74 | |
Burj Khalifa | 2010–present | 828 metres (2,717 ft) | 160 |
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