Rose Rayhaan by Rotana explained

Rose Rayhaan by Rotana
Status:Complete
Location:105 Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates:25.2117°N 55.2764°W
Map Type:UAE
Pushpin Label:Rose Rayhaan
Start Date:28 June 2004
Architect:Khatib & Alami Group
Owner:Rotana
Floor Area:505690NaN0
Top Floor:250.1m (820.5feet)
Floor Count:71
1 below ground
References:[1]
Building Type:Hotel
Architectural Style:Postmodern
Architectural:333m (1,093feet)
Elevator Count:8
Main Contractor:Arabian Construction Company
Room Count:684
Developer:Abbco Group

Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, also known as the Rose Tower, is a 72-storey, 333m (1,093feet) hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is no. 5 on the list of world's tallest hotels.[2] The tower was originally desighned to be 380m (1,250feet), but modification reduced it to 333m or 1093 ft.

Construction on the tower began in 2004 and was completed in 2007. The design and building contractor were the Arabian Construction Co. On 24 October 2006, the building reached its full height with the addition of the spire. In total height, the hotel surpassed the nearby 321m (1,053feet) Burj Al Arab. Although the building and its inner furnishings were finished in 2007, it did not open until 23 December 2009.[3]

The hotel’s form is stylistically varied. The highly embellished façade is composed of two tones of blue and silver mirrored glass with gold ornamentation. A narrow panel of oculiform gold rings stretches up the center of each elevation. Each side of the tower incorporates two convex cylindrical forms that fold into one another. Façade sections flatten towards the top and reach up into an elaborate sculptural peak of intersecting petals, a visual reference to the building’s informal name, “The Rose.” This floral element crowning the tower is topped by a sphere. A spire extending up from the roof is the ultimate pinnacle of the tower making its height extend to 333m high.

Rose Rayhaan by Rotana is one of the first major hotel brands to open in Dubai as alcohol-free. The hotel has two restaurants and a 24-hour coffee shop. Bonyan International Investment Group is the developer and invested $180 million. The building was officially completed with 462 rooms, suites and penthouses.[4] It officially opened on 23 December 2009.[5]

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  1. Web site: Emporis building ID 203224 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211031/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/203224 . dead . 4 March 2016 . Emporis.
  2. Web site: 100 Tallest Hotels in the World . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . 2 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817234610/http://skyscrapercenter.com/List/tallest-hotel-100-buildings . 17 August 2012 .
  3. Web site: Rose Rayhaan:Accommodation . Rotana . 2011 . 22 February 2011.
  4. News: Lily B. Libo-on . World's Tallest Hotel Opens in Dubai . The Khaleej Times . 7 January 2010 . 22 February 2011.
  5. Web site: World's tallest hotel opens in Dubai . AME Info . 24 December 2009 . 22 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606205944/http://www.ameinfo.com/219611.html . 6 June 2011 .