Dubai World Trade Centre
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The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) (Arabic: مركز التجارة العالمي دبي) is a business complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, built by H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. It is located along Sheikh Zayed Road at the Trade Centre Roundabout. The complex is comprised of the original tower (built in 1978), eight exhibition halls, the Dubai International Convention Centre, and residential apartments. The Architect was JR Harris & Partners, RJ Crocker & Partners the Consulting Engineer and Bernard Sunley & Son the Contractor.
The 39-story office tower stands 149 metres (489 feet) tall and a majority of the floors are let commercially. At the time it was built, it was the tallest building in Dubai (and UAE) and the first high rise along Sheikh Zayed Road.[1] The tenants of the building include Federal Express, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, MasterCard International, Schlumberger, Sony, U.S. law firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, and the consulates of Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States of America.[2] The building is featured on the 100 dirham banknote.
Wellmark Communications FZ LLC is the media partner of the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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[edit] Re-developement of DWTC
Dubai world trade centre will be re-developed , which will include, convention centre, office and residential towers, 2 five-star hotels and shopping malls, upon completion it will have a parking space for 8,300 cars.The project will cost AED 16 billion. Construction work on the Dubai World Trade Centre district has been delayed by around nine months.Construction of Dubai world trade centre is now expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011.However the construction on Dubai International Convention centre is expected to begin by the end of 2009.
[edit] Tenants
Schlumberger Technical Services, Inc. has operations on the 9th floor of the building.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Dubai World Trade Centre - Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre
- ^ DWTC Tower
- ^ "Middle East & Asia Area (MEA) Contacts." Schlumberger. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Wellmark Communications FZ LLC website
- Facilities of the DWTC (from official website)
- emporis.com
- Official webcite
- skyscrapercity.com
- worldarchitecturenews.com
- Highbeam.com
- Arabianbusiness.com
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Coordinates: 25°13′32.10″N 55°17′19.57″E / 25.2255833°N 55.2887694°E
