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Chelsea Tower is a 250 meter tower located in Sheik Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE. Chelsea Tower is the fifth tallest tower in Dubai. A tower is a high structure, usually man-made. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: دبيّ, IPA , generally in English) refers to either one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, or that emirates main city, sometimes called Dubai City to distinguish it from the emirate. ... UAE redirects here; for other uses of that term, see UAE (disambiguation) The United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. ...

  • The building next door, Union Tower, was built as Al Salam Tower but changed names when it was sold, so this tower took it over.
  • The most striking feature of the building design is the white diagonal spine that stretches from the ground to its apex at a height of 230m.
  • At this point, the two sides of the spine join to form a perfect square opening, at the centre of which suspends the 40m high needle, pushing the overall height of the tower to 250m.
  • The building services are accommodated on the 19th, 35th and 49th floor.
  • The roof of the car park building behind the tower accommodates a 25m long swimming pool, gymnasium, squash courts and changing rooms.


 

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