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Al Fardan Residences

Doha, Qatar

The 276th tallest building in the world

253.3 m · 831 ft

Al Fardan Residences, also known as the Barjeel Tower and the Wind Tower (or as Kempinski Residences and Suites), 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-day cycle. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2009.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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