AHS Tower
| AHS Tower | |
|---|---|
 AHS Tower as Al Yaqoub Tower before the renovation | |
  Location within Dubai | |
General information | |
| Status | Closed renovation |
| Location | Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE |
| Coordinates | 25°12′58.87″N 55°16′47.34″E / 25.2163528°N 55.2798167°E |
Construction started | 2006 |
| Topped-out | 2010[1] |
Completed | 2013[2] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 328 m (1,076 ft)[3] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 69 (1 basement floor)[3] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Eng. Adnan Saffarini[3] |
| Developer | AHS Properties |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
The AHS Tower, formerly known as the Al Yaqoub Tower is a 328 m (1,076 ft) tall skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower topped out in 2010[1] and was completed in 2013.[2] It has 69 floors.[3] The building was formerly owned privately by Daro Saifuddin Yaqoub.[6] In early 2025, the building was acquired by AHS Properties, a real estate company founded by Abbas Sajwani.[7]
The building design was inspired by Elizabeth Tower (more commonly known as Big Ben) in London,[8] due to which, the tower is also called the Big Ben of Dubai.[6] However, no clock face is present on Al Yaqoub Tower.[9] There were initially plans to build a working clock on the tower, but was scrapped due to the authorities' fear that the clock would distract drivers on the busy Sheikh Zayed Road below.[8] It also bears a resemblance to the Gevora Hotel, a building located directly north of it.[10]
Construction gallery
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4 May 2007
28 December 2007
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Hilotin, Jay (12 September 2025). "15 tallest towers in the UAE: Where ambition meets the clouds". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Al Yaqoub Tower". skyscrapercenter.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Al Yaqoub Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- ↑ "Al Yaqoub Tower". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Al Yaqoub Tower". Structurae. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- 1 2 Zaki, Yousra (12 June 2021). "In pictures: 17 of the most amazing buildings in Dubai". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ Chakravarty, Joy (31 December 2025). "Abbas Sajwani's $120m 'Big Ben' tower bet pays off with $600m in sales - report". Arabian Business. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Big hand points to end of era". The National. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Dubai's 30 most famous buildings, from Burj Khalifa to Museum of the Future". The National. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Towers & Buildings: Shaping Skylines with Strategic Vision". Pioneer International Projects Management Consultant. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
External links
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- Official website
- Al Yaqoub Group
- CTBUH Deprecated link archived 11 July 2012 at archive.today
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