Al-Faisaliah Tower
Al-Faisaliah Tower
- Address
- off Olaya St Al-Mu'tamarat
- Website
- Phone
- tel, info: 01 273 3000
- Price
- admission SRIs35
- Hours
- 10:00-24:00
Lonely Planet review for Al-Faisaliah Tower
Designed by British architect Norman Foster and built in 2000 by the Bin Laden construction company, Al-Faisaliah Tower was the first of the startling new structures to rise above Riyadh's skyline. It's most famous for its enormous glass globe (24m in diameter and made of 655 glass panels) near the summit.
On its 34 floors can be found a five-star deluxe hotel and four exclusive restaurants, offices, apartments, the Sky shopping malland a fabulous viewing platform. The tower's needlepoint pinnacle (with a crescent on the tip) sits 267m above the ground.
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