Almas Tower vs Al Yaqoub Tower

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Almas Tower (Arabic: ??? ?????? Diamond Tower) is a 68-storey, 360 m (1,180 ft), supertall skyscraper in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower.

The building was topped out in 2008, and became the tallest building in Dubai until 2009 when it was surpassed by Burj Khalifa.

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The Al Yaqoub Tower is a 328 m (1,076 Feet ) tall skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The tower topped out in 2010 and has been finished in 2013. It has 69 floors. The building is owned independently by Daro Saifuddin Yaquob, also serves as a 224-room hotel.The construction design was inspired by Elizabeth Tower (more commonly called Big Ben) in London. But, no clock face is present on Al Yaqoub Tower. Additionally, it bears a resemblance to The Tower, a building situated directly north of it.

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